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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 4951840, member: 110226&quot;]Those are definitely not Spanish coins, mainland or colonial.&nbsp; They look like Polish minors.</p><p><br /></p><p>FYI, here are a couple of&nbsp; Spanish colonial coins, 8 reales, of Potosi, Boliva (El Peru), to give you an idea of what to look for, in terms of general appearance:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1190251[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1190252[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, avoid salvaged Spanish coins, as a general rule.&nbsp; There are very few exceptions, such as the second coin illustrated, but there are just too many worn, corroded, harshly cleaned, extremely underweight and basically&nbsp; numismatically worthless salvaged coins. There appears to be a healthy market for salvaged coins with certificates, however.&nbsp; Some collectors focus on the certificate and wreck rather than the coin.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never done that, but to each his and her own....</p><p><br /></p><p>If you can, as a rule, go for quality when possible.&nbsp; It will pay off in the long run.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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