1803 8 Reale "Spanish piece of eight"
A MUST FOR ANY COLLECTOR
Good Quality 1803 Silver 8 Reales Spanish Colonial Carolus IIII Mexico Mint Assayer TH Nice old silver coin with a good strike, and several Chinese chop marks, an excellent example of a very sort after coin.
These coins are also known as Spanish "Pieces of Eight" and they circulated freely in the many New World colonies of Spain such as Bolivia, Chile, Columbia, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru as well as many other countries.
Obverse Description: Bust of Spanish Monarch Carlous IIII facing top Right
Obverse Legend: ·CAROLUS·IIII·DEI·GRATIA·1803
Reverse Description: Crown above Spanish Arms within Shield between support of the Pillars of Gibraltar or Hercules.
Reverse Legend: HISPAN*ET*IND*REX*M* 8R*T*H
Specification: 26.97 g, .896 fine silver.
Product code: 1803 8 top Reale "Spanish piece of eight"