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all that I know is that this is a 1619 Spanish 8 Marvedis(misspelled most likelyimage)

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-Hayden

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  • About $10 image
    knowledge ........ share it
  • KM#s 15.1 (Mint Mark B - Segovia), 15.2 (Mint Mark C - Cuenca), 15.4 (Mint Mark MD - Madrid), 15.5 (Mint Mark Aqueduct - Segovia hammered coins), 15.6, (Mint Mark small o on top of T - Toledo), 15.7 (Mint Mark Flags - Valledolid), and 16 (Mint Mark Aqueduct - machine struck), were all produced in copper with 1619 dates. The design is described as an obverse Castle in crowned arms, and a reverse rampant lion left in crowned arms.

    Since I can't make out the mint mark, and I'm not sure how to grade coins that old, all I can say about value is that they range from about $10 VG for most varieties to a high of $45 VF. I'm sure it doesn't qualify as a $55-60 XF.

    To me, the fascinating thing about the coin is its denomination - there were 34 Maravedis to the silver real and 16 reales to the escuedo.
    Roy


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