Help identifying Pieces of 8? Value?

Verno · August 30, 2018 3:52PM

Hi guys, weak in this area, any help would be appreciated!
What is counterstamp? Apreciate the education....

Thanks, RJ

Verno · August 30, 2018 4:24PM

Note these are about the size of a dime on the left and a nickel on the right....us coins sizes...forgot I am on the world coin forum....

WorldCoinsDmitry · August 30, 2018 7:27PM

Don't know anything about cobs, but the one on the right is an 1868 counterstamp from El Salvador.

Verno · August 31, 2018 3:40AM

Thanks for the info Dmitry! RJ

Hyperion · August 31, 2018 9:27AM

Daniel Sedwick?

asheland · August 31, 2018 10:34AM

Those are cool.

coinnerd · September 9, 2018 6:52AM

      You have to go by weight to get the denomination. Both of these seem to be 1 R cobs. The one on the left is from Lima Peru. There is no way to tell the date but the style looks like mid 1700s.

The coin on the right is from the Mexico mint. No way to tell the date but pre 1732. Neither have much collector value as cobs because there are much better examples available. The countermark on the Mexico piece is a game changer for this coin. This will bring the value of this cob a lot higher. The real amazing thing is the coin retained it's full weight for the 100 + years from the time of minting to getting the countermark. I have no idea of value for this.

Insider2 · September 9, 2018 7:16AM

Not near my books but I remember that the shape of the ends of the cross can help ID the country.

Verno · September 9, 2018 3:41PM

Thanks for info, thought they were cool

Help identifying Pieces of 8? Value?

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