My first Spanish Silver - Need help with ID

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ModernMiner said:
Hello TN members.
I found my first Spanish cob today, but don't know a whole lot about these pieces.
Can anyone ID what I did find?
There is some input on my post, but if you have anything else you could add, please do.
Here's my post and pictures:
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,119465.msg876728.html#msg876728

I'm still flying high from this find. My best find EVER!
Thanks,
MM
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Here is a whole one I found last week --- looks like the lettering is similar ;D ;D
 

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It looks like you have two different types of colonial silver pistareens. One was made by cutting up a milled 8 real coin, and the other is a milled 2 reals. These were used on the east coast all the way into the 1840's as legal tender.
 

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