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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 3197324, member: 8959&quot;]Not much one can say about them without better pictures, which would be difficult since they are fused into a solid block.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, it is obvious these are from the Spanish New World mints, more than likely Mexico City, and that they are of the &#039;newer&#039; style, ie not the &#039;Dos Mundos&#039; type.</p><p>That means they are from the reign of Carlos III, Carlos IV or Ferdinand VII.</p><p>The newer type was coined as of 1773 approx.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since you have them in-hand, you should be able to make out the mint where the coins were struck. This is located on the peripheral legend left of the base of the Column on reverse (Pillars of Hercules).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826775[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Mexico City mint is abbreviated Mo (with small O over the M), Lima, Peru is LMAE in ligature, Potosi, Alto Peru (Bolivia) is PTS in ligature, Santiago, Chile is So (small O on top of S).</p><p>Again, since you have the lumps in-hand, turn them over and see if you can see the portrait of the king.</p><p><br /></p><p>Treasure coins are exciting. I was very lucky to be able to buy this 8 escudos recovered of the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de la Luz which sank of Montevideo on the River Plate on its way to Spain, around 1752. Some of the treasure was salvaged in 1992 and auctioned by Sothebys. Most of the &#039;Peluconas&#039; (8 escudo coins) recovered from the wreck were struck at the Spanish colonial mint of Santiago in 1750 and 1751.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826775[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>8 Escudos from the wreck of the Nuestra Senora de la Luz:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]826778[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]826779[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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