Please Educate Me! Old Spanish Silver.

Billet7

Can you tell me anything about these coins, I have never collected nor purchased any of these before, but I saw them at the local coin shop and got the trio for less than $100, it sounded reasonable, so they came home with me. Any insight, information, or snide remarks are welcome...for all I know I got took!

OchoReales

Less than $100?!? RIP!!! The 8 Reales is probably worth $300 ish. Maybe Roman can chime in on this one!

Andres

made in Mexico (former Spanish colony) silver trade coins, to pay mainly for all those wars Spain fought in the good old days.
all 3 coins were struck in the reign of spanish King Ferdinand VI (1746-1759)
they come in 1/2 real - 1 - 2 - 4 and 8 reales , 1 real is approx 3,5 gram of silver.
these coins were accepted all around the world , forerunner of the US dollar.
loads of these coins were shipped between Mexico and Spain, some didn't make it, they were seized by the enemies
of Spain ---> England & the Netherlands , or the spanish ships sunk in storms near the coast of Florida.

pillars & waves design: standing for the pillars of Hercules, and the atlantic ocean - PLUS ULTRA = more beyond
VTRAQUE VNUM = we stand together , meaning the spanish colonies in middle and south america and Spain.

back: the spanish provinces of LEON (lion) and Castile (castle) 3 fleurs de lis for Burgundy (France)
reads: Rex=king Fernando VI D.G. (by the grace of God ) of Spain and the Indies.

TwoKopeiki

Nice pick-up for $100. All 3 coins seem to be real. Although to be sure you should post the weight, diameter, and a picture of the edge of that 8 Reales.

Billet7

I'll weigh it and take some pics.