Looking for any info on this cob I found

[Steve in PA]

I found this back in 1993 on a colonial site I was hunting at the time. I believe it's a 2 reale. Can anyone date it and identify the mint?

 

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[cuzcosquirrel]

~1730. Assayer M. Potosi mint.


This could go all the way to ~75?, which might be the date. The 2 and the chunkyness of it are what I base this identification on. The Lima 1700's 2 reals sometimes have the same 2 die, but are much flatter from a different pre-striking planchet production process.

 

[Steve in PA]

~1730. Assayer M. Potosi mint.


This could go all the way to ~75?, which might be the date. The 2 and the chunkyness of it are what I base this identification on. The Lima 1700's 2 reals sometimes have the same 2 die, but are much flatter from a different pre-striking planchet production process.

Thanks Cuzco, now that you mention it, I do see the Potosi mint mark in the lower right quadrant of the cross. I would believe the date to be closer to 1730 than 1775 as this site was occupied as early as 1758 but no later than 1790 with most of the activity occurring during the Rev War.

 

[fladiverdown]

That is a nice little chunky monkey - great find. Did you say you found it in '93? would you be willing to expound upon the experience of finding it and maybe even the area?

 

[Steve in PA]

I found it in SW Pennsylvania at a colonial site. There was a 1758 French and Indian war campsite here and later the home and fort site of a local militia leader during the Rev War. I got a number of British coppers and Spanish silvers out of this place. Several of the Spanish were cut. When I dug the cob, I thought it was a piece of camp lead for a second until I realized what I had!

 

[Mackaydon]

These eyes don't see a "P" in the upper left of tic-tac-toe; nor do they see a '3' as the first of two numbers in the area of the date. I see a '1'. Then again, I can't find my glasses.

 

[divewrecks]

Definitely Potosi. Rotate cross side 90 degrees CW and you will see the "P" at 9:00 just where it is supposed to be. The wave crest on the other side of the coin under the date also would be indicative of the Potosi mint (high in the middle). Date guess, 175X....

Stan

 

[Pistareen]

I'd say it is is a Ferdinand VI, Two Reales from Potosi with Assayer Mark "q" and genuine. The style giving the country, denomination "2" and assayer "q" are clear. It has a three digit date appearing to end in "57" and is worth about $45.

 

[Steve in PA]

Thanks to everyone who provided some input on this cob.

I know a little more about it now