I got my pre 1857 U.S. leagal tender escudos in the Mail!!!😂😂😂

markelman1125

This coin is beautiful and original pre U.S. mint coinage 😂😂😂😂

And it came with a hat 🎩


I put this discussion in boath U.S. and World forums because it fits boath topics; it is boath a U.S. and foreign coin 😊

Baley

Cool coin, cool year. I've got one quite similar dated 1787, also a cool year for these little guys.

BillDugan1959

@Baley said:
Cool coin, cool year. I've got one quite similar dated 1787, also a cool year for these little guys.

1787 would be a different king, fwiw.

Baley

Hmmm, might have the date wrong then. 1789? 1797? Will check, it's been years since i looked at it. Might be confusing it with a shilling that's dated 1787.

markelman1125

@Baley, I tell everyone who I show the coin to that the red stain/ toning on the back is pirates blood. 😂😂😂😂😂

JimTyler

I've got three hats. Nice coin

markelman1125

@Baley @JimTyler, Turns out my coin is the finest PCGS Graded 1792 escudos 😂😂😂

Paradisefound

Exquisite! I love the beaded looking rim Congrats!

Colonialcoin

@markelman1125 said:
@Baley @JimTyler, Turns out my coin is the finest 1792 escudos 😂😂😂

Careful with that thinking. There is so much early gold in Europe that has not been slabbed.

markelman1125

@Colonialcoin thanks for pointing that out I was about to add (by PCGS) 👍 Good Eye

BillDugan1959

@Colonialcoin said:

@markelman1125 said:
@Baley @JimTyler, Turns out my coin is the finest 1792 escudos 😂😂😂

Careful with that thinking. There is so much early gold in Europe that has not been slabbed.

Absolutely true. Very very few of these coins have been run by any TPG.

Coinscratch

@markelman1125 ..That coin is wicked cool especially with the original blood. The imagination runs wild with the history she holds. Nice Score.

markelman1125

@CoinscratchFever I love this coin; it is so cool even my dad who doesn’t realy care for coins thinks it’s cool 😎!!!!

Baley

Ok now I'm going to have to go to the bank and have another look at that little coin I'd forgotten about..

Coinscratch

@markelman1125 said:
@CoinscratchFever I love this coin; it is so cool even my dad who doesn’t realy care for coins thinks it’s cool 😎!!!!

I can see that. And because its one of those coins, mystic, age, whatever, or all the above. When you look into it you begin to wonder who held it and when and what happened. Unlike the modern stuff or even early 1900's which is cool also but, none like this. This comes from a time we can only imagine. Again, nice score.

markelman1125

@CoinscratchFever maybe a pirate held this coin or the king of Spain, who knows 😊

RogerB

Can anyone recall the predominant foreign gold coins circulating in the US before 1857? Maybe some photos of them would be nice, too.

CaptHenway

@RogerB said:
Can anyone recall the predominant foreign gold coins circulating in the US before 1857? Maybe some photos of them would be nice, too.

From personal memory? No.

sellitstore

Probably depends on the exact period but I'd guess Spanish colonial for most of the years.

markelman1125

I don’t think it’s quite Spanish colloidal because it was minted in Madrid but it could simply be circulated in the colonies

ricko

Very nice coin... and interesting as well... What does the hung animal at the bottom of the reverse signify?? Cheers, RickO

markelman1125

@Richo I think the hung animal is the golden fleas

coinsarefun

Wow, what a fantastic piece!

asheland

Great coin! Congrats.

Catbert

Careful, CRO coins inspire addiction!

Congrats on a cool piece of gold!