OTHER SILVER COINS   This page is for all the post-cob and non-cob silver (and copper) coins in our inventory. It is dominated by the machine-made ("milled") Pieces of Eight known as "pillar dollars" and "portrait" (or "bust") dollars that followed cobs at the various Spanish colonial mints, in addition to their smaller-denomination counterparts ("minors"), but you can also find various world coins at the end of the page.

 

Milled "Pillar" Coinage of Spanish America: 8 Reales      (For more pillar dollars, please see our offering of Auguste (1761) shipwreck specimens on the Promotional Specials):
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	Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1752MF. CT-329, KM-104.1, AVF, slightly uneven strike, attractively toned.	i120903231001	$240
	Mexico, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1764MF, high grade with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient. CT-899, KM-105, lovely XF sprinkled with both large and small chopmarks and also several test-punches, a bit silvery but starting to tone.	i061001031005	$365
	Lima, Peru, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1767JM, high grade with chopmarks as from circulation in the Orient. CT-843, KM-A64.2, lustrous XF+, with plenty of (mostly large) chopmarks and test-punches on both sides, including one large swastika, no toning.	i061001031003	$395
	Guatemala, pillar 8 reales, Charles III, 1769P. CT-818, KM-27.1, interesting 9 in date, broad flan, choice AVF with attractive toning, expertly repaired.	i041003131001	$495
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Milled "Bust" Coinage of Spanish America: 8 Reales
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	Potosí, Bolivia, bust 8 reales, Charles III, 1788PR. CT-997, KM-55, broad flan as usual, XF with some weak spots near edge, nicely toned all over.	i050804191058	$240
	Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, Charles IV, 1805JP, encapsulated PCGS MS-62 (rare grade). CT-637, KM-97, very bright and lustrous coin (looks brand new!) and well struck, one of the flashiest coins we have ever offered.	i030907505038	Reduced! $795
	Zacatecas, Mexico (War for Independence), bust 8 reales, Ferdinand VII, 1816AG, scarce. CT-687, KM-111.5, AXF for type with typically weak centers, subtle toning and luster.	i120910081004	$395

 

Pillar minors
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	Guatemala, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1761P. CT-1044, KM-26, AVF with some weak and/or crude areas, nicely toned, expertly repaired.	i041003131004	$495
	Lima, Peru, pillar 4 reales, Charles III, 1772JM, desirable final year of issue. CT-1080, KM-63, deeply toned VF, slightly crude rims (as made) but otherwise problem-free.	i011003070005	$595
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	Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Philip V, 1740/30MF, scarce. CT-1288, KM-84, AVF with curious golden toning, clear overdate.	i041003128007	$100
	Mexico, pillar 2 reales, Ferdinand VI, 1749M, re-engraved o in mintmark (rare). CT-489, KM-86.1, attractively rainbow-toned VF+, off-center pillars side, pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.	i051004191032	$135
	Mexico, pillar 1 real, Ferdinand VI, 1754/3M, rare overdate. CT-unl (cf. 579), KM-unl (cf. 76.1), Fine with lightly toned fields, clear overdate (R3 in Gilboy).	i110902161003	$90
	Guatemala, pillar 1 real, Ferdinand VI, 1758J, backwards E in REX. CT-527, KM-16, bold AVF with beautiful toning all over, expertly repaired, curious error.	i041003131002	$325
	Mexico, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1761M. CT-1541, KM-77, richly toned AVF, no problems for the grade.	i110902161004	$85
	Mexico, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1762/1M, scarce overdate. CT-unl (cf. 1542), KM-unl (cf. 77), rainbow-toned and lustrous AVF, no problems, clear overdate (R3 in Gilboy).	i110902161002	$90
	Guatemala, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1764P. CT-1456, KM-24, nice AVF with contrasting toning, expertly repaired.	i041003131006	$295
	Potosí, Bolivia, pillar 1 real, Charles III, 1768JR. CT-1592, KM-47, nicely toned AVF with weak centers, slightly off-center strike but otherwise problem-free, better mint.	i080916022011	$125
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	Mexico, pillar ½ real, Philip V, 1734MF, rare variety with cinquefoil below assayers' initials. CT-1856, KM-65, slightly crude About Fine but with bold date and legends, desirable as pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.	i110904191018	$65
	Mexico, pillar ½ real, Philip V, 1744M. CT-1869, KM-66, nice XF+, no toning, small edge-flaw but otherwise problem-free.	i080916022012	$135
	Mexico, pillar ½ real, Ferdinand VI, 1754M. CT-667, KM-67.1, bold XF with sediment on fields.	i110903027004	$125
	Mexico, pillar ½ real, Ferdinand VI, 1754M. CT-667, KM-67.1, attractively toned AXF, broad flan, no problems.	i080916022003	$110
	Mexico, pillar 1/2 real, Ferdinand VI, 1757M. CT-670, KM-67.1, UNC details but slightly grainy surfaces with muted toning and luster, rather nice specimen.	i041003128003	$195
	Mexico, pillar ½ real, Ferdinand VI, 1759M. CT-674, KM-67.2, nicely toned AXF, slightly off-center strike.	i080916022002	$110

 

Bust minors
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	Potosí, Bolivia, bust 4 reales, Charles III, 1780PR. CT-1187, KM-54, AXF with weak centers, contrasting sediment around lettering.	i070818151049	$240
	Madrid, Spain, bust 4 reales, Charles IV, 1792MF. CT-825, KM-431.1, richly rainbow-toned VF+, no problems, quite lovely.	i011002041002	$175
	Mexico, bust 1 real, Charles III, 1781FF. CT-1563, KM-78.2, broad-flan VF with toning around edges.	i051004191033	$75
	Mexico, bust 1/2 real, Charles III, 1783FF. CT-1775, KM-69.2, beautifully toned XF, no problems, pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.	i051004191034	$75
	Lima, Peru, bust 1/2 real, Charles IV (distinctive bust), 1792IJ. CT-1246, KM-93, slightly crude VF with very faint toning (otherwise silvery), popular brief type, pedigreed to the Mark Bir collection.	i051004191035	$60

 

Miscellaneous silver coins
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	Burgos, Castile & Leon (Spain), billon blanca del Agnus Dei, Juan I (1379-90). Cay-1418, lamb on one side and crowned-Y on other, Gothic legends (full), nicely toned AU with original silvering, quite attractive.	i031003112011	$165
	Danzig, Poland, ort (6 gros), Sigismund III, 1624. Kopicki-7505, bust of ruler on obverse with 16 of date, arms on reverse with 24 of date, XF with beautiful rainbow toning.	i0310031122012	$185
	Seville, Spain, milled 1 real ("half pistareen"), Philip V, 1733PA, with unattributed (probably Caribbean) countermark "4" on cross. Unique coin with big, bold, incuse "4" countermark, probably applied in the Caribbean (Dominica 4 bitts or Guadeloupe 4 escalins?), the host coin with clear details and nicely rainbow toned, AVF overall.	i051001031002	$295
	England, copper Admiral Vernon medal, Porto Bello (1739), scarce smaller size. In the world of colonial numismatics, so-called "Admiral Vernon medals" are among the most popular, as they were made in such a variety of designs and quantity as to be highly collectible. This particular example, with Vernon facing left and holding a baton on the obverse with legend THE BRITISH GLORY REVIVD BY VERNON and ships entering harbor on the reverse with legend HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY and NOV 22 1739 in exergue, is one of the few we have seen in a "half dollar" size, which we assume must be scarce or even rare. AVF grade, dark brown color. Rare.	i080916022019	$295
	Caracas, Venezuela (Royalist), copper 1/4 real, Ferdinand VII, 1816, with Madura Island (Sumenep, Indonesia, early 1800s) countermark on obverse. Unique piece with rectangular countermark showing Arabic script below the crown on the obverse, which also shows the date 1816 boldly, the denomination 1/4 on the other side somewhat weak due to the countermark, which also caused an edge-split, AVF overall.	i051001031003	$395
	Potosi, Bolivia (Republic), 1/4 reales, 1852. KM-111, cute little coins with llama on one side and mountain on the other, lustrous XF-AU with faint toning, 2 available.	i011003066005-6	$45 each
	Costa Rica, 25 centavos, 1864GW, small denomination. KM-105, rainbow-toned AVF with crude rims (as made).	i051004191030	$60
	Medellin, Colombia, 5 decimos, 1873, variety with dot in D of ESTADOS. KM-153.3, Restrepo-296.2p, bust of Liberty on obverse, arms on reverse, highly collectible series with lots of interesting varieties (like this one), attractively toned VF, pedigreed to the Herman Blanton collection.	i120904197001	$100
	Cuba, 20 centavos, 1932, key date. KM-13.2, star on obverse, arms on reverse, problem-free VF.	i120904192009	$75
	Cuba, 10 centavos, 1915. KM-12.1, star on obverse, arms on reverse, BU.	i120904192003	$75
	Cuba, 10 centavos, 1920, key date. KM-12.1, star on obverse, arms on reverse, XF.	i120904192004	$25
	Cuba, copper-nickel 5 centavos, 1916. KM-11.1, star on obverse, arms on reverse, gold-toned UNC.	i120904192005	$65
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