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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8377974, member: 105571&quot;]I am usually over on the US Coins Forum since I collect various US series including US Type including Colonial.&nbsp; I have a 1754 1/2 reale, 1773 2 reale and a 1740 8 reale as part of that type set and hope to eventually include 16th or 17th century cobs and a Spanish pistareen.&nbsp; My view of &quot;US Type&quot; is that if it circulated in what became the continental US, then it&#039;s part of US Type.&nbsp; An expansive view, I grant you.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am gradually dipping my toe into Spanish Colonial coinage from the 1500s to 1825.&nbsp; Gradually because I know almost nothing about the field so am not in a position to smartly acquire examples better, rarer or more expensive examples.&nbsp; This post was prompted because last night at my local coin club meeting I purchased a 1813 4 Reale piece (ICG VF-20), Santiago mint, FJ assayer, label attribution KM#67.&nbsp; Paid $65. I would post good photos but my camera is on the fritz so these are the best my cell phone has to offer.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, to my questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have a recommendation on a good basic book on the Spanish Colonial coinage, then a more advanced book, and finally a more advanced book?</p><p><br /></p><p>What does the KM attribution refer to?</p><p><br /></p><p>Are there available price guides?&nbsp; I can&#039;t get NGC to fork over anything about 4 reale coins.&nbsp; I have not seen any similar coins on the Heritage auction results but haven&#039;t looked at all 6,000 results for Spanish coins.&nbsp; eBay was a waste of time.&nbsp; I found a couple of well-worn Carolus 4 reales whose pricing seemed to bear out something I had read elsewhere that 4 reale coins are generally pricier than 2 and 8 reale pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>Any help would be appreciated.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1486823[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1486824[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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