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1888 Mexican 8 reales silver coin having multiple chop marks made by Chinese merchants Silver coin: 8 reales Carlos III - 1778 FF Silver coin: 8 reales Carlos IV - 1808. Chop marks on coins are Chinese characters stamped or embossed onto coins by merchants in order to validate the weight, authenticity and silver content of the coin.
1884 Trade Dollar United States Granberg, Brand, Eliasberg Heritage Auctions: January 2019 $1,140,000 1776 Continental Dollar VF-35 United States Heritage Auctions April 2021 $1,121,250 1811 C-1 H1C United States Hall, Brand, Newman, Tett Goldberg January 2014 $1,105,375 66-70 AD AR shekel from Arwad (24mm, 13.34 gm, 10h) Roman Empire Jewish War
Spanish Real de a Ocho coin (sometimes referred to as a "dollar") minted in Mexico City c. 1809. Following independence in 1821, Mexican coinage of silver reales and gold escudos followed that of Spanish lines until decimalization and the introduction of the peso worth 8 reales or 100 centavos. It continued to be minted to Spanish standards ...
Japanese Trade Dollar dated 1875. The Japanese Trade Dollar was a dollar coin, issued from 1875 to 1877. It was minted of 27.22 g of silver with a fineness of .900 (90%). The Yen coin had 26.96 g of silver at that time, and otherwise nearly identical in design to the trade dollar. [1]
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The Libertad coins are silver and gold bullion coins originating from Mexico and minted by the Casa de Moneda de México (Mexican Mint). The Mexican Mint was established in 1535 and is the oldest mint in the Americas. The modern coins contain 99.9% silver or gold (.999 fineness) and are available in various sizes. Both metal coins have ...
The United States trade dollar was a dollar coin minted by the United States Mint to compete with other large silver trade coins that were already popular in East Asia. The idea first came about in the 1860s, when the price of silver began to decline due to increased mining in the western United States .
The real was a currency of Mexico, issued until 1897. [1] There were 16 silver reales to 1 gold escudo, with 8 tlacos to the real. The peso, which circulated alongside the real and eventually replaced it, was equal to 8 reales. The first reales issued in Mexico were Spanish colonial reales. These were followed in 1822 by independent issues of ...