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| Holed Mexico-Minted Carlos II Beach Cob |
The past few days I showed nine different Mexico minted half reales from one 1715 beach. Most had the Philip V monogram. The monograms changed from time to time. You might have noticed some differences in the photos.
The easiest way to tell the mint is from the cross. Enough of the Florenza cross is usually visible on Mexico minted half reales to tell you where it was minted. Sometimes you can see the mint mark too.
One of the cobs I showed from the December 1989 hunt came from the reign of Carlos II. Below is a stylized monogram like the ones used on Carlos half reales.
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| Stylized Carlos II Monogram. |
The monogram on this reale is a bit different from the stylized monogram shown in the illustration above. For one thing, the A is slanted to the right.
One thing you can often see on Carlos II cobs even when not much else is visible is what I call the fish hook. The end of the C often shows a downward stroke that reminds me of a fish hook.
This monogram is very much like the one on the other Carlos II cob. If that is a assayer mark right below the hole, as I think it is, although it looks like a C, it should be a G, which would be the mark of Geronimo Bercerra, and that would put the date between 1666 and 1677.
As I recall this one was found on the flat sand right behind the berm in a patch of small and broken shells.
Most half reales found on the beach will not be in very good shape, but most of the time you will be able to determine the mint and date range.
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Iguanas invading South Florida and causing electrical outages.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-reg-south-florida-iguana-invasive-damage-20180618-story.html
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Here is a good web site where you can view artifacts donated to the British Museum. Good browsing.
http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/H/hoardandtreasure.htm
Thanks to Brian B. for that link.
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If you want help with identifying finds, please send good photos taken from various angles and provide basic information such size and what it appears to be made of and anything else that you can make out that might be relevant. It isn't easy identifying items from photos so provide any and all information that you can.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
One thing you can often see on Carlos II cobs even when not much else is visible is what I call the fish hook. The end of the C often shows a downward stroke that reminds me of a fish hook.
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| Carlos II Half Reale Found in 1989. |
Below is another Carlos II half reale. This one is from the same beach but was found decades later. This is the other side of the same half reale shown at the top of the post. Notice the little hole.
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| Carlos II 1715 Fleet Beach Cob Same one shown at the top of the post. |
As I recall this one was found on the flat sand right behind the berm in a patch of small and broken shells.
Most half reales found on the beach will not be in very good shape, but most of the time you will be able to determine the mint and date range.
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Iguanas invading South Florida and causing electrical outages.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/features/fl-reg-south-florida-iguana-invasive-damage-20180618-story.html
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Here is a good web site where you can view artifacts donated to the British Museum. Good browsing.
http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/H/hoardandtreasure.htm
Thanks to Brian B. for that link.
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If you want help with identifying finds, please send good photos taken from various angles and provide basic information such size and what it appears to be made of and anything else that you can make out that might be relevant. It isn't easy identifying items from photos so provide any and all information that you can.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
