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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 2030622, member: 112&quot;]I find it simply amazing that this was found in a junk silver lot !</p><p><br /></p><p>That said, I see nothing that makes me think it is not genuine. That doesn&#039;t mean it is genuine, only that it is not an obvious fake to me. And make no mistake, fakes are known. So the coin would have to be authenticated. The best person I know of to do that would be Rick Ponterio.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is from what is known as the Late Series and is from the 4th assayer of that series. There is no documentation, at least none as of the date of my research materials which come from 2002, as to what this assayers name was exactly. But it is thought to have been either Luis Rodriguez or Luis Gutierrez. Nor can the exact minting date for these coins be determined with certainty. But it has to fall someplace between 1546 and 1553.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is from the more&nbsp; common varieties of this assayer which is established by the plain M mint mark, as opposed to the M with small o over it mint mark. But as a general rule these coins are known for their higher quality than those of their later brethren, the M o, they usually command higher prices on the market. These specific coins are also known for typically being found on round and complete planchets. This particular example however looks to have been clipped at some point, so that could have a detrimental effect on it&#039;s value. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you want to know value, I suggest searching here - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>or here - </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.acsearch.info/index.html?mcs=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.acsearch.info/index.html?mcs=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.acsearch.info/index.html?mcs=1</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You will have to establish an account to use the second, but it is free.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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