I know that. The first dollar approved for the USA was the SPANISH DOLLAR. Some body knows? why in this one said "10 D" but also there's a "S" like MADE IN SAN FRANCISCO. There's also some doublings in the Oberse and the Reverse. But, my question is WHY 10D with a S.
I learned all ready a good lesson. 10D. Does not mean 10 dolares. But 10 "dineros". something wish deal with the silver's purity. The higher Purity was 12 dineros. 8 Reales was used in United States as the first American Dollar. But every body call it SPANISH DOLLAR. because was made in Mexico.
Yes it was but 1877 is not early american !!!! this is not the same coin as thoose !!! Spanish dollars were removed from us coinage in the 1840s and 1850s so thier fore you are wrong !! So this is just a 1877 mexican 8 reale in the end it has nothing to do with america
May-be my English is not to clear. "I LEARNED ALL READY THAT: 10D DOES NOT MEAN 10 DOLARES. 10D MEAN 10 DINEROS". Now, why a "s" above of Z (Zacatecas-Mexico), And also an "s" above 10 dineros, and also an "s" above 20G (20 granos)? IT'S NOT SAN FRANCISCO MINT? The relation between Oberse and reverse is also Turn over front. Normal in the USA mint. And no Open book.
It was a way of making an abbreviated plural. The D for Dinero with the superscript s to pluralize it as Dineros. Same with the G Grano, G with the superscript s for Granos. The Zs was simply the abbreviation for the mint Zacatecas
