MEXICO 1743 8 REALES PILLAR DOLLAR
MEXICO 1743 Mo PILLAR DOLLAR 8 REALES OR PIECES OF 8 FROM "SPANISH COLONIES" CATALOG KM-103 "SHIPWRECK PIECES OF 8" FROM THE SHIPWRECK REYGERSDAHL WENT DOWN IN OCTOBER IN 1747 OFF THE OF CAPE TOWN. EXTREMELY BOLD STRIKE WITH INCREDIBLE TONING (when tilted in the colors go from a dark toning to a Purple hue), WHICH REALLY GIVES IT THAT SHIPWRECK ERA LOOK! THE DETAILS ARE VERY CLEAR (even down to the Castles openings/ doors and the LIONS mane) AND THE RIM AND INTERIOR ARE FREE FROM ANY DISTRACTIONS. JUST INCREDIBLE CONDITION WHEN YOU CONSIDER MOST OF THESE COINS WERE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA FOR CENTURIES! THESE ARE FASCINATING COINS, OF COURSE DATING BACK TO PRE-AMERICA'S! ACTUALLY, THIS COIN IS WHERE AMERICA CONTRIVED THE " $ " IF YOU LOOK AT THE PILLAR AND HOW THE RIBBON / SCROLL WRAPS AROUND YOU CAN EASILY SEE THE ORIGINAL ORGINS OF THE DOLLAR SIGN. THE PILLARS (PILLARS OF HERCULES) WHICH READ PLUS ULTRA (THEY USED V'S FOR U'S) WHICH STANDS FOR "MORE BEYOND" MEANING MORE BEYOND THE PILLARS OF HERCULES (OF THE SEA). THE IMPERIAL CROWN, WHICH RESTS ONTOP OF THE WORLDS (OLD AND NEW), WHICH SITS ONTOP THE SEA. THE Mo IS THE MINT MARK (MEXICO) THE LEGENDS READ: VTRAQUE VNUM (WHICH MEANS: ONE ON BOTH). THE REVERSE LEGENDS READ: PHILIP V (1683-1746 & KING 1700-24, AND AGAIN WHEN IN 24 WHEN HIS SON (LOUIS) PASSED AWAY. HISPN.ET.IND.REX (MEANS: KING OF SPAIN AND THE INDIES). THE INTIALS MF (ARE THE INITIALS OF THE ASSAYER'S AT THE TIME OF MINTING). THE SHIELD HAS 3 CROSSES IN THE CENTER, SIGNIFYING THE "HOLY TRINITY" AND A POMEGRANATE IN THE TRIBUTE TO THE SPANISH GRANADA. ALSO IN THE LEGENDS ARE THE LETTERS DG WHICH STANDS FOR "DEI GRATIA" OR "BY THE GRACE OF GOD" I RECENTLY SAW ONE OF THESE (LATER DATE OF COURSE) IN AN UNC 62 HOLDER AND IT WAS VERY UNATTRACTIVE IN COMPARISON, WITH DIVITS AND DITCHES IN THE PLANCHET. THIS PIECE IS FREE FROM ALL DISTRACTIONS AND HAS A BEAUTIFUL TONING REFLECTING IT'S ANTIQUITY. THIS COIN WILL BE SHIPPED OFF FOR GRADING SHORTLY, UNLESS IT'S SNATCHED UP FIRST!
THESE LARGE (PIECES OF 8 - REALE COINS) ALSO KNOWN AS SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS; WERE ACTUALLY THE VERY 1ST U.S. DOLLARS AND WERE LEGAL TENDER IN THE U.S. ALL THE WAY UP TO 1857! THESE COINS WERE ACTUALLY "CUT" INTO 8 PIECES, FOR CHANGE. THIS WHERE THE SAYING "TWO BITS" ORIGINATED (WORTH 25 CENTS). THESE COINS WERE USED FOR DAILY COMMERCE LONG BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAS WON (AGAINST THE BRITISH) IN 1783. SPAIN ACTUALLY PROVIDED MUCH OF THE CASH (AS AN ALLY) TO HELP FUND THE WAR AND BY THE TIME THE WAR WAS OVER, OWNED APPROX. A MILLION SQUARE MILES OF NORTH AMERICA (KNOWN TODAY AS LOUISIANA TERRITORY), WHICH ALSO WAS THE KEY FOR SHIPPING ACCESS FOR THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS. KING CHARLES III (SPAIN) CONVERTED THE NEAR WORTHLESS PAPER CURRENCY CIRCULATING AT THAT TIME TO BE REDEEMED FOR SILVER 8 REALES (WHICH WAS SET UP AS THE 1ST SPANISH MINT IN MEXICO FOR THE NEW WORLD). OF COURSE IN 1800 (ONLY 17 YEARS LATER) KING CHARLES III SOLD THE TERRITORY TO FRANCE (SMALL AMOUNT), WHICH WAS LATER SOLD TO U.S. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON FOR $15 MILLION IN 1803 BY NAPOLE'ON (LOUISIANA PURCHASE - AVERAGED 3 CENTS AN ACRE).
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THESE LARGE (PIECES OF 8 - REALE COINS) ALSO KNOWN AS SPANISH MILLED DOLLARS; WERE ACTUALLY THE VERY 1ST U.S. DOLLARS AND WERE LEGAL TENDER IN THE U.S. ALL THE WAY UP TO 1857! THESE COINS WERE ACTUALLY "CUT" INTO 8 PIECES, FOR CHANGE. THIS WHERE THE SAYING "TWO BITS" ORIGINATED (WORTH 25 CENTS). THESE COINS WERE USED FOR DAILY COMMERCE LONG BEFORE THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION WAS WON (AGAINST THE BRITISH) IN 1783. SPAIN ACTUALLY PROVIDED MUCH OF THE CASH (AS AN ALLY) TO HELP FUND THE WAR AND BY THE TIME THE WAR WAS OVER, OWNED APPROX. A MILLION SQUARE MILES OF NORTH AMERICA (KNOWN TODAY AS LOUISIANA TERRITORY), WHICH ALSO WAS THE KEY FOR SHIPPING ACCESS FOR THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS. KING CHARLES III (SPAIN) CONVERTED THE NEAR WORTHLESS PAPER CURRENCY CIRCULATING AT THAT TIME TO BE REDEEMED FOR SILVER 8 REALES (WHICH WAS SET UP AS THE 1ST SPANISH MINT IN MEXICO FOR THE NEW WORLD). OF COURSE IN 1800 (ONLY 17 YEARS LATER) KING CHARLES III SOLD THE TERRITORY TO FRANCE (SMALL AMOUNT), WHICH WAS LATER SOLD TO U.S. PRESIDENT JEFFERSON FOR $15 MILLION IN 1803 BY NAPOLE'ON (LOUISIANA PURCHASE - AVERAGED 3 CENTS AN ACRE).
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