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The 1749 2 Reale is here...

DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497
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Just got this in the mail. Pretty stoked even thought it wasn't insured.

Take Care
Ben
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166 BHDs & 154 Die Varieties & Die States...
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  • GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭
    Congrats !! Nice coin image
    knowledge ........ share it
  • Spiffy469Spiffy469 Posts: 661 ✭✭
    Pretty lookin coin

    I like the worn down look, gives the coin character.

    Jeff
    I collect bits and pieces of everything
    or should I say I ACCUMULATE!
    I also dabble with the darkside image

    Ive recently gotten more into currency, especially modern star notes
  • DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497
    Chuckle, was just telling the wife how cool it would be to live to see thee 300th anniversary of this coin being minted. I told her I would take her to Mexico City on a Vacation. She got all excited and asked how much the coin was worth. I just sighed and walked back to my study thinking about the intrinsic value of the piece, not the monetary...
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    166 BHDs & 154 Die Varieties & Die States...
    Bust Half Nut Club #180

    Festivus Yes! Bagels No!
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  • ColinCMRColinCMR Posts: 1,482 ✭✭✭
    Cool piece of history, what do the legends mean?
  • DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497


    << <i>Cool piece of history, what do the legends mean? >>



    Well I think FRD VI means (Ferdinand VI the king os spain at the time), The M with the little o over it means it was minted in Mexico City, Of course the R2 means 2 Reales. The rest is mainly Heraldty (sp) and of the date.

    Ben
    100% DAV, Been There and Done That!
    166 BHDs & 154 Die Varieties & Die States...
    Bust Half Nut Club #180

    Festivus Yes! Bagels No!
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Cool coin! I could use a Spanish version of that coin for my collection.
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  • JamminJJamminJ Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭
    I have a similar coin:

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  • LynchLynch Posts: 299


    << <i>Cool piece of history, what do the legends mean? >>



    "Utraque unum" means "from both, one", a reference to the Old and New Worlds (as a Spanish colony).

    "Frd VI D G Hisp Et Ind R" means "Ferdinand VI, by the Grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies" ("Indies" being a reference to the New World).

    At least, I think it's "Indies". My Latin is a bit rusty.image
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  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Very Cool!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497
    I like em' cause of the PILLARS. Being a Mason and all...

    Take Care
    Ben
    100% DAV, Been There and Done That!
    166 BHDs & 154 Die Varieties & Die States...
    Bust Half Nut Club #180

    Festivus Yes! Bagels No!
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  • LynchLynch Posts: 299


    << <i>I like em' cause of the PILLARS. Being a Mason and all... >>



    I don't understand the connection. Do pillars have some special significance in Masonic tradition or symbolism?
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  • DanegeldDanegeld Posts: 1,497


    << <i>

    << <i>I like em' cause of the PILLARS. Being a Mason and all... >>



    I don't understand the connection. Do pillars have some special significance in Masonic tradition or symbolism? >>



    You could say that. Yes, you could say both tradition and symbolism. There are two Giant Pillars in every lodge...
    100% DAV, Been There and Done That!
    166 BHDs & 154 Die Varieties & Die States...
    Bust Half Nut Club #180

    Festivus Yes! Bagels No!
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