Copper 1/4 what?? Help needed!

PROMETHIUS88

Trying to identify this copper piece. Identifier apps show Columbian or Venezuelan but don't match. I can't seem to find it.
Any help is appreciated!

pruebas

Being so crude, it’s probably some kind of token, such as a hacienda token or similar.

You might have some luck with the book Latin American Tokens by Russ Rulau (Krause Publications). Of course that is if it’s Latin American, which isn’t a given.

PROMETHIUS88

@pruebas said:
Being so crude, it’s probably some kind of token, such as a hacienda token or similar.

You might have some luck with the book Latin American Tokens by Russ Rulau (Krause Publications). Of course that is if it’s Latin American, which isn’t a given.

Thank you for the direction and information!
Tim

Rexford

https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/venezuela-maracaibo-1-4-real-km-1-1813-cuid-1075312-duid-1603823

PROMETHIUS88

@Rexford said:
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/venezuela-maracaibo-1-4-real-km-1-1813-cuid-1075312-duid-1603823

This board is amazing! Thanks for your help!

realeswatcher

Per Stack's Ortiz cuartillo collection early 2024:

"Once believed to be a necessity issue by royalists of Maracaibo during the Venezuelan War of Independence, evidence uncovered by the late numismatic researcher Luis Ponte Puigbo at the Archivo de las Indias in Seville confirms that this issue was actually intended for use in Cuba, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico. Though the coin's precise mint location remains uncertain, the previous attribution to Maracaibo can now be dismissed."