Quick Ques. 1797 8 Reales....... Medal or Coin Orientation??

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• Dawg144 Posts: 670 ✭✭✭

  June 24, 2008 1:26PM

  I believe they were minted with medal orientation.
  
  Heritage example, with slab pics

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• bottleguy Posts: 354

  June 24, 2008 1:44PM

  Thanks!
  
  Rick

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• Quarternut Posts: 1,481 ✭✭✭

  June 24, 2008 3:39PM

  Yep! All Spanish colonial issues were struck with a medal turn rather than a coin turn.
  
  Screws me up everytime I turn one over!

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