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<p>[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 3743612, member: 78525"]Since the OP specifically mentioned <b>Charles III silver reales</b>, here is a <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=3785" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=3785" rel="nofollow">link to one of my Charles III 8 reales sets</a> that shows the mintmarks and examples from each of the mints that produced 8 reales coins. That set consists of only portrait type 8 reales which were minted from 1772-1789. The coinage of Charles III is unique among Spanish series in that it featured a major design change with the introduction of the monarch's bust as the key feature of the obverse. The principle design motif for earlier coins, including those minted under Charles III from 1760-1771 were based on the Spanish coat of arms -- and the colonial issues bore the iconic Dos Mundos/Columnario design, often referred to as the Pillar Dollar for the depiction of the Pillars of Hercules, wrapped with the national motto of Spain 'PLUS ULTRA' (further beyond), framing two globes, representing the old and new worlds. Here is a <a href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=19381" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=19381" rel="nofollow">link to my Charles III 8 reales pillar dollar set</a> with examples from most of the mints.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there may be some confusion about distinguishing between mintmarks and assayer initials, I will point out that on portrait coins the mintmark always appears near the rim at 9:00 on the reverse (shield) side with assayer initials at 10:00 - 11:00. On pillar coins it always appears to the left of the date and often on the right of the date but some smaller denominations place the assayer initials to the right -- otherwise the assayers initials are in the field to the left of the crowned coat of arms of Castile and León, for colonial issues, and in the field to the left of the full coat of arms on issues from the mints in Spain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jgenn, post: 3743612, member: 78525"]Since the OP specifically mentioned [B]Charles III silver reales[/B], here is a [URL='http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/WCM/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=3785']link to one of my Charles III 8 reales sets[/URL] that shows the mintmarks and examples from each of the mints that produced 8 reales coins. That set consists of only portrait type 8 reales which were minted from 1772-1789. The coinage of Charles III is unique among Spanish series in that it featured a major design change with the introduction of the monarch's bust as the key feature of the obverse. The principle design motif for earlier coins, including those minted under Charles III from 1760-1771 were based on the Spanish coat of arms -- and the colonial issues bore the iconic Dos Mundos/Columnario design, often referred to as the Pillar Dollar for the depiction of the Pillars of Hercules, wrapped with the national motto of Spain 'PLUS ULTRA' (further beyond), framing two globes, representing the old and new worlds. Here is a [URL='http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/wcm/CoinCustomSetView.aspx?s=19381']link to my Charles III 8 reales pillar dollar set[/URL] with examples from most of the mints. Since there may be some confusion about distinguishing between mintmarks and assayer initials, I will point out that on portrait coins the mintmark always appears near the rim at 9:00 on the reverse (shield) side with assayer initials at 10:00 - 11:00. On pillar coins it always appears to the left of the date and often on the right of the date but some smaller denominations place the assayer initials to the right -- otherwise the assayers initials are in the field to the left of the crowned coat of arms of Castile and León, for colonial issues, and in the field to the left of the full coat of arms on issues from the mints in Spain.[/QUOTE]
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