Can anyone help me with these?

[RI AL]

Hi, guys.

 

Can anyone help me identify these coins. They were obtained while my wife and I were living in Peru, 1975-1979. That's all I can tell ya. They've been a mystery to me for ages! The term "cob" comes to mind...but that's as far as I get.

 

Thanks so much.

 

RI AL

 

 

[bsshog40]

Here's link that shows this coin. Don't look like a whole lot of info on it.

Mexico coin

[RI AL]

bsshog40

 

WOW! That was fast. Many thanks. Guess I have some research to do.

 

Much appreciated!!

 

RI AL...supposed to get into the high teens tonight...(no...not high school kids.....the TEMPERATURE). :>)

[bsshog40]

Sounds cold. Was in the 80's today and down to about 68 tonite.

[the_Thing ®]

Looks like an 8 Reale and a 2 Reale from the 1600's. Possibly sea salvaged. Where did you get them?

[RI AL]

the_thing

 

Thanks for your reply. To answer your question, these were purchased in an open, native marketplace in Tacna, Peru, just a few miles north of the border with Chile. I had to do some of my best Spanish fast talk (probably a very clumsy effort...because the guys were all gathered around this "gringo" and laughing at the way I phrased my request to see the coins. As it turned out, I literally said, in Spanish, "I WANT YOU"...not that I meant to! One of many hilarious events that occurred during my wife's and my 4 years in Peru.

 

Again, thanks for the help.

RI AL

[Conder101]

I don't know, something about them just doesn't look right. I'm thinking tourist pieces, fantasy imitations of cob coins.

[the_Thing ®]

I've owned quite a few. Look OK to me. The "Q" you see is the mark of an actual assayer for coins in the early 1600's.

[the_Thing ®]

And the "P" you can barely see above the "Q" is the Potosi mint. The more I look at them, the more I'm sure they are 100% authentic. I'm also fairly certain a date is visible on the 8 reale. Hard to tell, but I'd say the last 2 digits can be made out OK. The first 2 would be 16. You might be able to tell with it in hand, but its hard to do from the image.