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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rad1964, post: 582786, member: 18557&quot;]I just did some digging <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and discovered these facts (that I was not aware of) so perhaps I can enlighten more...</p><p><br /></p><p>A doubloon and a piece of eight are 2 different coins.</p><p>A doubloon is gold and is was worth 16 times a piece of eight (which is silver).</p><p><br /></p><p>Pieces of eight were Spanish silver coins (pesos) that weighed approximately 28 grams and contained a very fine quality of silver with a purity range of 92% - 98%. The coin received its name because it had a nominal value of 8 reales and was often cut with a sword or dagger into eight pieces or bits to produce smaller currency. You can see the V cut from several coins to make bits. </p><p><br /></p><p>The doubloon was first minted in 1566 during the reign of Phillip II of Spain. It was a very valuable gold coin - referred to as a gold piece - minted in Mexico, Peru, and Spain and commonly used in Spain and in Spanish America. The piece of eight was the more common form of currency - the standard dollar - among the Spanish with the gold doubloon worth 16 pieces of eight.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, I guess I must re-think what sort of pirate chest goods to collect... since collecting gold is probably beyond my reach It must be pieces of eight <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Info found mainly on <a href="http://www.piratesoul.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.piratesoul.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.piratesoul.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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