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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2522390, member: 10461&quot;]Spanish.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am pretty sure it is a <i>maravedis</i> denomination of the very famous Ferdinand &amp; Isabella, who bankrolled Columbus so he could sail the ocean blue in 1492.</p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ve got the crowned F of Ferdinand on one side and a crowned Y for Isabella (Ysabel) on the other.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it still looks like the picture, don&#039;t soak or clean it anymore.</p><p><br /></p><p>That &quot;crud&quot; is the natural sandy patina seen on these and it&#039;s perfect the way it is- trust me.</p><p><br /></p><p>(PS- I&#039;d go so far as to say it is actually <i>nice</i>.&nbsp; You say it&#039;s not &quot;a stunner&quot;?&nbsp; Maybe not quite, but it&#039;s quite appealing for a copper coin of this type and era.&nbsp; Leave that contrasting sandy patina intact!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t <i>entirely </i>trust me on the Ferdinand &amp; Isabella attribution.&nbsp; This is not a specialty of mine.&nbsp; I am, however, 85-90% confident of that.&nbsp; By all means, get a second opinion, and someone more knowledgeable to value it for you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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