1752Ferdinand VI

8 Reales

Spanish Silver Coin

MexicoCity Mint

Great Piece of History

Assayers: Manuel de Leon & Francisco de la Pena y Flores (MF)

The item up for offers isa 17528 Reales Spanish Silver Coin.

Mexican 8 Reales Piece: One relatively common, but significant coin, is the Mexican 8 Reales piece. It is a silver coin, roughly the size of a silver dollar, minted from 1733-1821. The coin changed designs several times during production, but it most commonly depicted the reigning Spanish monarch on the obverse, and the Spanish coat of arms on the reverse, with pillars on either side. The scroll that winds around these pillars gave rise to our current dollar sign \'$\'. This coin is also known as a Pillar Dollar or a Piece of Eight. Eight reales pieces were often cut into 8 pieces called bits. When ourUnited States of America dollar was introduced, two bits would have been equivalent to $.25. This is what gave rise to the saying \"two bits\" when used in reference to a USquarter. The coins were so popular around the world and so widely accepted, that they were even legal tender in the US until 1857. These coins are quite common, and currently retail for between $20 and $300, depending on condition and type. Pillar dollars were also minted in Guatemala, Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia. Their origin can be determined by the coin\'s mintmark. Some have implied that the Spanish were bragging they owned the world in the Two faces of the globe between the Pillars of Hercules at the Straits of Gibraltar with \'plus vltra\'(more beyond.)

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