1681 Eight Reales Spanish Cob, Colonial Mexico Mint

Description 8-Reales, 1681, Charles II, mintmark Mo and assayer L (Martin Lopez)  left of the shield The original 1681 Mexico City 8 Reales was struck under the reign of King Charles II at the famed Casa de Moneda mint in Mexico City — the first mint established in the Americas. Genuine examples of this cob-style “piece of eight” have been recovered from the wreck of the Joanna, an East Indiaman that sank in 1682 off Cape Agulhas, South Africa, while en route to India. The silver coins, long buried beneath sand and coral, were part of the global Spanish trade network that connected the New World to Europe and Asia. Our museum-quality replica faithfully reproduces the design and texture of these shipwreck-recovered pieces, preserving the character of a coin that truly traveled the world. Diameter: 40 mm Silver-plated lead-free pewter, made in the USA This coin is stamped on the reverse with the word copy. Packaged in a coin collecting flip with the description of coin printed on flip insert.