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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 4006264, member: 42034&quot;]The Postal Commemorative folder states 90% silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t believe the Spanish Colonial 8 reales were ever 90% silver.&nbsp; They were originally struck at the old Brazilian standard of 91.66% and then the Spanish crown downgraded that by secret edict to 90.27%.&nbsp; From there it went to 87.5% some time in the early 19th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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