Find's Treasure Forums

Welcome to Find's Treasure Forums, Guests!

You are viewing this forums as a guest which limits you to read only status.

Only registered members may post stories, questions, classifieds, reply to other posts, contact other members using built in messaging and use many other features found on these forums.

Why not register and join us today? It's free! (We don't share your email addresses with anyone.) We keep email addresses of our users to protect them and others from bad people posting things they shouldn't.

Click here to register!



Need Support Help?

Cannot log in?, click here to have new password emailed to you

Big Big Silver

CT Todd

Well-known member
I’m just back from my spring UK 🇬🇧 trip. I hit a very large not that old but cool coin. I hit this in pasture at 10-11” inches. No problem hearing this as you might guess. I picked up this coin and 4 KG III copper’s in one 5’ X 5’ spot. The debate is ongoing as to whether it is a contemporary counterfeit or not But it doesn’t really matter. It’s way cool and it’s my 31st Reale.
Get out there.
George III oval countermark Dollar 1792 - looks like a Santiago mint from Chile (oS), 27.6g, 39.8mm


CARLOS IV. 8 reales. 1792. Santiago. DA. C sobre R en CAROLUS. AR 26,6 g. 40 mm. VI-834 var.; AC-1021. Golpes en anv. y hoja en rev. MBC-/MBC. Muy rara.





George III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-180:geek:, 1792 FM, , small oval hallmark of George III right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.IIII. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon motto either side PLUS ULTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. S. 8R.DA. weight 26.92g (ESC 129; Bull 1852; S.3765A).


These emergency countermarked coins were struck in relation to a crisis with the silver coinage at the end of the 18th Century where the supply of silver in commerce and for the Mint had dwindled due to the Wars in France after the Revolution in 1797. From March 1797 the Bank of England therefore released stocks of its Spanish dollars each with an oval countermark valued at 4s and 9d for currency. They did not really alleviate the problem of smaller change and were issued on an off with the oval countermark until a more complex larger octagonal mark replaced them from January to May 1804, as the oval pieces were being counterfeited. Eventually the octagonal replacements were also copied widely and the ultimate solution was to have the Soho Mint totally overstrike the Spanish Dollars with the Bank of England design.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_7225.jpeg
    IMG_7225.jpeg
    3.5 MB · Views: 17
  • IMG_7226.jpeg
    IMG_7226.jpeg
    1.7 MB · Views: 16
  • IMG_7251.jpeg
    IMG_7251.jpeg
    917.6 KB · Views: 15
  • IMG_7252.jpeg
    IMG_7252.jpeg
    959.1 KB · Views: 16
Todd-----Stop posting about all those great finds you're ah makin---and GET OUT THERE!!!!!-----Yeah---I'm jealous!:cry2:
Here’s a little eye candy. I picked up my 1/4 Celt while I was there. The two are the odd couple.
 

Attachments

  • IMG_7245.png
    IMG_7245.png
    4.8 MB · Views: 3
Here’s a little eye candy. I picked up my 1/4 Celt while I was there. The two are the odd couple.
I hate you Todd (and I don't even know you)!!----Eye candy indeed it is!----Hey----you wanna adopt an 86 yr. old buck & take me along with you on your next hunt "over there"???----I'll even let you do the diggin for me---whaddya say---huh---huh? ;) -------Seriously---those are supper finds---really happy for you.--------Del
 
Top