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I suspect most of what is on this old Spanish coin's holder is either vague or wrong.
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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4741074, member: 10461"]It's not so much that I did any research as the fact that I've been a collector for 44 years, so I've crossed paths with plenty of stuff. Enough to have a fairly well-rounded <i>general</i> knowledge, but not particularly specialized or deep. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I know what a Spanish coin of this era is supposed to look like, and I know a <i>few</i> things about them- heck, I've even <i><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-flashback-i-call-this-one-the-coin-1998.287817/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-flashback-i-call-this-one-the-coin-1998.287817/">dug</a></i> some, while out detecting- but I don't have to go very far down the variety attribution rabbit hole on this kind of stuff before I'm well in over my head.</p><p><br /></p><p>The word "cob" supposedly comes from the Spanish "<i>cabo de barra</i>", or "end of the bar". Those roughly cut planchets were cut off bars, hence the irregular shapes. Or so the possibly-apocryphal tale has it. That might be suspect as well.<a href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/spanish-cobs/167123-cabo-de-barra-not.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/spanish-cobs/167123-cabo-de-barra-not.html" rel="nofollow">*</a> I'm sure <a href="https://www.sedwickcoins.com/pboc4.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sedwickcoins.com/pboc4.htm" rel="nofollow">Sedwick</a> would know, but I don't want to bother him over such a trifle. </p><p><br /></p><p>It really doesn't matter so much, over a coin I paid ten bucks for and intend to give away. I'm just mildly curious, is all.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4741074, member: 10461"]It's not so much that I did any research as the fact that I've been a collector for 44 years, so I've crossed paths with plenty of stuff. Enough to have a fairly well-rounded [I]general[/I] knowledge, but not particularly specialized or deep. So I know what a Spanish coin of this era is supposed to look like, and I know a [I]few[/I] things about them- heck, I've even [I][URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-flashback-i-call-this-one-the-coin-1998.287817/']dug[/URL][/I] some, while out detecting- but I don't have to go very far down the variety attribution rabbit hole on this kind of stuff before I'm well in over my head. The word "cob" supposedly comes from the Spanish "[I]cabo de barra[/I]", or "end of the bar". Those roughly cut planchets were cut off bars, hence the irregular shapes. Or so the possibly-apocryphal tale has it. That might be suspect as well.[URL='http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/spanish-cobs/167123-cabo-de-barra-not.html']*[/URL] I'm sure [URL='https://www.sedwickcoins.com/pboc4.htm']Sedwick[/URL] would know, but I don't want to bother him over such a trifle. It really doesn't matter so much, over a coin I paid ten bucks for and intend to give away. I'm just mildly curious, is all.[/QUOTE]
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