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Short "denomination" set of Spanish 8-4-2-1 reales (4 coins total), consisting of: ca.-1950s counter

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / Cobs - Other Silver Start Price:320.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 600.00 USD
Short  denomination  set of Spanish 8-4-2-1 reales (4 coins total), consisting of: ca.-1950s counter
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Short "denomination" set of Spanish 8-4-2-1 reales (4 coins total), consisting of: ca.-1950s counterfeit Seville 8R; Seville 4R of assayer Gothic D; Granada 2R of assayer R; and Seville 1R no assayer mintmark on reverse. 49.88 grams total. The 4R and 2R are nicely toned VF; the 1R is also VF but wrinkled and polished; the 8R is a controversial piece that is listed in CT as "native manufacture" and "from a shipwreck" (loosely translated) but is actually a fake made and distributed in Florida in the 1960s. The 8R with Joel Ruth photo-certificate stating its origin as "former collection of Kip Wagner" and "land find near early first colony of Navidid - Island of Hispaniola."