Hello. The bezel is tested at 14k gold and there are no holes in the coin. Hope it's real! Any one know what decade this was made and where is was minted? It's about the size of a Morgan dollar.
Well that’s cool. Quite a few cast or toy cobbs show up here. But yours may very well be the real deal..... Size of a silver dollar would mean your is an eight reales. To my knowledge the largest silver Cobb struck. The date is often on the obverse and reverse and have a tendency to be worn away. Once the date is gone they are most valuable as jewelry items as it appears yours was relegated to. I won’t hesitate a value. While full of historical significance they often don’t bring huge returns unless they are documented and tied to an historical shipwreck. Google Sedgwick Coins. Daniel Sedgwick is the recognized expert on these and he shows many many examples on his website. Many with values attached.
Looks like an 8 Reale cob, but hard to tell. It is badly worn, and I am not seeing a mint mark or year. Similar design features to my 8 Escudo.
Ha! It is without the G. And I know that. My blasted spell fixer on my phone decided to add the “G” without my approval!
I'm no expert in Spanish cobs, but I do have an interest. I see no red flags on your cob, but it's often difficult to tell, particularly for the very worn types. It appears to be a a shield and cross type cob from the Potosi mint, although I can't make out the assayer. Regardless, because of the type and mint, it would have had to be minted before 1652. P.S - as others have mentioned, Daniel Sedwick is the expert in this and is always willing to give an opinion on authenticity
