I ran the picture of the 1714 Mexican Royal 8 Escudos by a friend who knows these coins better than I do. He thinks the coin is likely a cast counterfeit made from a real (and very expensive) coin.
I'd suggest that you weigh it and get back to us with the results. If it's in the ballpark, it's worth further investigation.
Andy Lustig
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Coin #3 should weight roughly 27 grams, which means you're out of luck on that one. But on the bright side, the last one to come to market (a few years ago) was a gem that brought over 300K.
Andy Lustig
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number 1 looks like a cast replica of a Mexico silver 8 reales (original weight 27 Gram) these type of cobs were found in the duch shipwrecked VOC Rooswijk , went down in 1739 off the kentish coast of England.
number 2 looks OK, but the weight of a silver 4 reales should be around 13,5 Gram.
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I'd suggest that you weigh it and get back to us with the results. If it's in the ballpark, it's worth further investigation.
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coin 2 = 15.91 grams (slightly larger but thinner)
coin 3 = 14.24 grams slightly larger than a half dollar
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these type of cobs were found in the duch shipwrecked VOC Rooswijk , went down in 1739 off
the kentish coast of England.
number 2 looks OK, but the weight of a silver 4 reales should be around 13,5 Gram.
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it is 23.75 grams and just a hair smaller than a Morgan Dollar
coin 4
thanks again
Agreed.
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