1628 Cartagena mint, 4 Reales cob. Philip IV of Spain.
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Assayer E beneath mintmark.
Diameter: 31 mm.
Mintmarks used for Cartagena 1621-1655: RN, S, NR, sometimes NER (assayer initial E in the middle), and C.
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1628 Cartagena mint, 4 Reales cob. Philip IV of Spain.
Assayer E beneath mintmark. Diameter: 31 mm. Mintmarks used for Cartagena 1621-1655: RN, S, NR, sometimes NER (assayer initial E in the middle), and C. |
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Date nearly off flan (at 11 o'clock) - bottom loop of "8" visible in front of HI (SP) ANIAR (M) ("SPAIN") on the reverse. |
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1772 Bogota mint, 2 Reales. Mint mark "NR" (Nuevo Reino). Assayer VJ. Rare first year of Portrait Series of coins. Superceded crude cob coins. Charles III of Spain. Diameter: 31 mm. Mintmarks used for Bogota (Santa Fe) 1622-1819: NR, also S or SF on later cobs.
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| This coin was worth 25 cents in the U.S. at the time. |  |
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