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<p>[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 4152881, member: 99642"]Also the RII is not RII. The R goes with the 8 to make 8R meaning 8 Reales and the II is not II. It is I J. Their Js always look very similar to Is. I J is the initials of the assayer/ moneyer/ mint master depending on where, and when, the coin was actually minted.</p><p>As stated by [USER=97644]@David MacDonald[/USER], this coin was minted in Lima, Peru. Other Spanish colonial coins were minted in Bolivia, amongst other places.</p><p>Also as stated above, there's no reason to think it's fake, just by looking at it.</p><p>This is probably +/- a $50 coin if purchased on eBay.</p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I had it in my collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>From NGC :</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510" rel="nofollow">peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510" rel="nofollow"><br /></a></p><p> The letters IJ are correct as in the description, however the photo on NGC is of an 1805 which shows JP, but by looking at that JP you can see why the OPs coin appears to be II. That J for an I is a very common misread with these Spanish coins.</p><p>What appears on the OPs coin to be the Mexican mintmark of M with a tiny o over it is actually MAE pushed together, as a monogram, to represent Limae.</p><p><br /></p><p>Considering how much traveling, and commerce, this coin has done, as evidenced by the chop marks, it is in remarkably good condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Hookman, post: 4152881, member: 99642"]Also the RII is not RII. The R goes with the 8 to make 8R meaning 8 Reales and the II is not II. It is I J. Their Js always look very similar to Is. I J is the initials of the assayer/ moneyer/ mint master depending on where, and when, the coin was actually minted. As stated by [USER=97644]@David MacDonald[/USER], this coin was minted in Lima, Peru. Other Spanish colonial coins were minted in Bolivia, amongst other places. Also as stated above, there's no reason to think it's fake, just by looking at it. This is probably +/- a $50 coin if purchased on eBay. I wish I had it in my collection. From NGC : [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510']peru-8-reales-km-97-1791-1808-cuid-1079856-duid-1510510 [/URL] The letters IJ are correct as in the description, however the photo on NGC is of an 1805 which shows JP, but by looking at that JP you can see why the OPs coin appears to be II. That J for an I is a very common misread with these Spanish coins. What appears on the OPs coin to be the Mexican mintmark of M with a tiny o over it is actually MAE pushed together, as a monogram, to represent Limae. Considering how much traveling, and commerce, this coin has done, as evidenced by the chop marks, it is in remarkably good condition.[/QUOTE]
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