Record ID: NMS-C9D5BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver plated counterfeit of an 8 reals of Charles III of Spain, a small counterstamp with a bust of George III on the king's neck, the rather light silver coating compromised in many places, weight 25.78, die axis 12, several holes drilled through the flan, a small one centrally and four larger at various points near the edge, the date 1773
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: WMID-F04AAB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable contemporary copy of an eight reales coin, issued by Charles III of Spain (AD 1759 to AD 1788), minted in Mexico in 1777. Eight reales coins were made from silver, this example is more consistent with a high copper alloy or lead alloy content than a high silver content. It has a diameter of 40.7 mm and is 3.2 mm thick. It weighs 27.7 g. Several other examples have been recorded on the PAS database. These include: HAMP-D28EEC, a geniuine example of an eight reales coin; SUR-3E7879, LVPL-B9E9CE and WMID-DFE6A2. During part of the reign of George…
Created on: Monday 12th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0ADB3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver-plated copper alloy contemporary copy of a counterstamped Spanish Colonial (Mexico) 8 Reales coin (Dollar) of Carlos IV (1788-1808). Obverse: Bust of Charles IV right in classical robes,Obverse inscription: CAROLUS · IV · DEI · GRATIA · 1791. Reverse: The arms of Spain, crowned, flanked by the Pillars of Hercules, with a scroll over the pillars bearing the legend PLVS VLTRA. Reverse inscription HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · F · M ·. The Mo is …
Created on: Monday 21st June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 8th July 2021
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Record ID: SOM-0708B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver plated copper alloy counterfeit 8 reales of Charles IV of Spain, dated on the coin to 1794 and probably produced in the 1790s or ealy 1800's. Possibly an example of a 'Birmingham' forgery although the date is not in initial lists produced of these forgeries and it may be a later plated forgery made in Birmingham or elsewhere. The Birmingham forgeries are a very narrowly defined class of counterfeits produced with the possible "assistance" of the English Government beginning in 1796. They were initially made as part of a failed wartime attempt to destabilize the…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: SUR-3E7879
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A plated copper alloy copy of an 8 reales coin of Charles III of Spain, dated 1788.
Created on: Sunday 6th December 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2016
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