Help identying this and grade it, if you would please.

jetblack740il · January 25, 2008 7:43PM

tbirde56 · January 25, 2008 8:58PM

16th century Hamburg?

TwoKopeiki · January 26, 2008 12:26AM

I was going to say 1/4 Real from Venezuela under Ferdinand VII, but the tail on the lion curls the other way....

DCH · January 26, 2008 12:48AM

Philippines 1/4 Real KM4 ND(1700s). Krause note: Attribution to Philippines in questionable.

MadMuffin · January 26, 2008 2:22AM

Interesting little coin. You asked for grade opinions, mine would be F-VF.

Marcel

coinpictures · January 26, 2008 5:02AM

<< <i>Interesting little coin. You asked for grade opinions, mine would be F-VF.

Marcel >>

Given as crudely as these appear to have been manufactured, I would put it more in the XF-AU range, especially if the lustre implied in the picture is indeed present.

tbirde56 · January 26, 2008 6:32AM

Good job Dustin!

ColinCMR · January 26, 2008 2:24PM

it does resemble hamburg coins though

coachleonard · January 27, 2008 2:04PM

Hey this one really caught my attention because it's the same kind of 1/4 reale that puzzled me two years ago. Like yours, this one didn't have any mintmark identification so like was mentioned above, might have been struck for or in the Spanish Phillipines. Took a LOT of researching till I stumbled on that possibility. Kind of intruiging that the Spanish Phillipines thing is still open to question

coachleonard · January 27, 2008 2:04PM

p.s gradewise i agree with MadMuffin F-VF

jetblack740il · January 31, 2008 6:59PM

can this coin be certified? If so, who certify it?

Many thanks to all who replied.

Help identying this and grade it, if you would please.

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