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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 63882, member: 669&quot;]Hi leuquim, and welcome to the forum, and to the greatest hobby on earth.Your coin is listed in the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 19th Century (commonly referred to as &quot;Krause&quot;), as KM#678.&nbsp; The silver is .835 fine, resulting in an ASW (actual silver weight) of .2685 troy ounces, which is worth about $1.92 in bullion value.&nbsp; There are two varieties with a total of 20,343,000 minted at Madrid, as indicated by the tiny six-pointed star.&nbsp; Some are simply dated 1882, others have an &quot;overstrike&quot; with the last digit &quot;2&quot; being struck over a &quot;1&quot;.&nbsp; In lower grades the values are the same, but in the highest grades the overstrike is considerably more valuable.&quot;Good&quot; is a technical grade which is actually not very good at all.&nbsp; It&#039;s generally stated as &quot;heavily worn, design visible but faint, flat details.&quot;&nbsp; What you are describing is at least three grades higher - &quot;Very Fine&quot;, and possibly even higher. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>If you can post a picture of both sides, we may be able to give you more guidance.&nbsp; If it has its original luster, and has not been cleaned, it could even be Uncirculated. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Krause values the coin as follows:</p><p>2/1 strike - Fine $4.50, Very Fine $7.50, Extra Fine $100, Uncirculated $350</p><p>Clear 2 strike - F $4.50, VF $7.50, EF. $40, Unc $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW - The large date is the date the coin was authorized, and the date inside the star is the date it was minted.&nbsp; For this series the dates are the same, but in some cases the authorization date appears on Spanish coins for decades.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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