MILLED & MISCELLANEOUS SILVER

(and a few copper) COINS

MILLED “PILLAR” AND “BUST” COINAGE

OF SPANISH AMERICA

These coins are popular as the first coins of the United States, for the “Spanish milled dollar” and its fractions were legal tender until 1857.  Some dates have particular significance to U.S. collectors.  Nice specimens of both types (“pillars” and “busts”) are becoming difficult to find.

Pillar 8R (“Pillar Dollars”)

Bust 8R (“Portrait Dollars”)

010807097011	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III, 1781FF, slabbed ICG-AU50, CT-846, KM-106.2, lightly brown-toned here and there, no problems, XF.	$225
010807097012	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III, 1784FM, slabbed ICG-AU50, CT-851, KM-106.2, light brown toning all over, slightly off-center strike, XF.	$225
010807097014	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III, 1788FM, slabbed ICG-AU55 but actually UNC, CT-855, KM-106.2a, beautiful UNC (quite attractive) with much luster and light toning, slightly weak in center on reverse (which may be why ICG did not call it Mint State).	$575
010807097015	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III, 1788FM, slabbed ICG-AU53, CT-855, KM-106.2a, lightly toned and well struck.	$325
010807097016	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1789FM, slabbed ICG-AU50, CT-642, KM-107, lightly toned XF, good strike.
010807097017	February, 2008	Mexico, Charles III transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790FM, slabbed ICG-AU55, CT-643, KM-107, lustrous, very lightly toned, very pretty.	$375
010807114001	February, 2008	Lima, Peru, Charles IV, 1799IJ, CT-630, KM-97, very nicely toned AXF, slightly off-center strike.
040801101070		Lima, Peru, Charles IV, 1800IJ, CT-631, KM-97, lightly toned Fine with lots of small chopmarks (circulated as a "four gong piece," with some chops identifiable as "sky," "six," "ten thousand" and "fire"), pedigreed to the Georg Foerster collection.
040801081010		Guadalajara, Mexico (War for Independence), Ferdinand VII, 1821FS, CT-438a, KM-111.3, lustrous XF+, nice strike, no toning.	$175
040801081015		Zacatecas, Mexico (War for Independence), Ferdinand VII, 1821AZ, CT-593, KM-111.5, lustrous AU with weak spots, attractively rainbow toned.	$175
040801081017		Durango, Mexico (War for Independence), Ferdinand VII, 1822CG, CT-431, KM-111.2, nice XF with pretty rainbow toning, better mint for the date (high catalog value).
040801081019		Zacatecas, Mexico (War for Independence), Ferdinand VII, 1822RG, CT-596, KM-111.5, nicely toned AVF with slightly weak centers, no problems.

Pillar minors

080707005006	August, 2007	4 reales, Mexico, Ferdinand VI, 1759MM, CT-371, KM-95, Fine+, no problems, scarce type-coin.	$315
010807099026	February, 2008	2 reales, Mexico, Charles III, 1762M, CT-1202, KM-87, lustrous VF+ with slightly weak center on obverse, lightly rainbow-toned.	$100
110707054002	December, 2007	2 reales, Mexico, Charles III, 1766M, CT-1206, KM-87, nicely toned VF, no problems.	$100
010813021001	February, 2008	1 real, Mexico, Philip V, 1740MF, CT-1390, KM-75.1, attractively toned Fine with unattributed "EE" stamped on globes.
110707052004	December, 2007	1 real, Mexico, Ferdinand VI, 1750/49M, CT-unlisted (cf. 514), KM-unlisted (cf. 76.1), very rare overdate (listed in Gilboy as R3), probably what KM meant by "1750/40" but this coin shows a very clear 0/9, nicely toned VF with adjustment marks on right pillar.	$165
080701081031	August, 2007	˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VI, 1751M, CT-596, KM-67.1, rainbow-toned XF, slightly off-center reverse.	$110

Bust minors

020807139001		4 reales, Potosí, Bolivia, Charles III, 1776PR, CT-1067, KM-54, desirable date but worn (About Good) and with curious "+" on bust (looks more like a flan defect than a mark).	$110
080707005004	August, 2007	4 reales, Potosí, Bolivia, Charles III, 1778PR, CT-1069, KM-54, nicely toned About Fine, just a good old coin with honest old wear.	$135
010807095006	February, 2008	2 reales, Potosí, Bolivia, Charles III, 1776PR, CT-1252, KM-53, desirable date, slightly bent About Fine, very lightly toned around letters.
010807095008	February, 2008	2 reales, Potosí, Bolivia, Charles III, 1788PR, CT-1264, KM-53, choice AVF, nicely toned around letters, slightly off-center strike.	$110
010807095009	February, 2008	2 reales, Potosí, Bolivia, Ferdinand VII, 1825JL, CT-888, KM-83, nice AXF, typically crude around edge but attractively toned, desirable final year of colonial issues.	$125
110707052008	December, 2007	1 real, Mexico, Charles III, 1780FF/FM, CT-unlisted (cf. 1412), KM-78.2, scarce over-assayer, nicely toned VF+.	$95
030816191001		1 real, Potosí, Bolivia, Charles IV transitional (bust of Charles III, ordinal IV), 1790PR, CT-1072, KM-61, richly toned XF, no problems	$110
080701081052	August, 2007	˝ real, Mexico, Charles IV, 1801FM, CT-1198, KM-72, scarce assayer for date, cleaned XF, lustrous, starting to tone.	$75
080701081051	August, 2007	˝ reales, Mexico, Charles IV, various dates, all VF-XF and nicely toned, no problems, one left! (1800FM).	$60 each
040801081003		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII ("armored bust"), 1810HJ, CT-1182, KM-73, elegantly rainbow-toned XF.	$50
040801081002		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII ("armored bust"), 1811HJ, CT-1183, KM-73, richly toned AXF with weak centers
040801081001		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII ("armored bust"), 1813JJ, CT-1188, KM-73, bold XF with nicely contrasting toning on fields.	$50
040801081007		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 1818/7JJ, CT-unlisted (cf. 1194), KM-74, lightly rainbow-toned AXF, scarce overdate.	$45
040801081008		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 1819JJ, CT-1195, KM-74, attractively rainbow-toned VF+, no problems.
040801081011		˝ real, Mexico, Ferdinand VII, 1821JJ, CT-1197, KM-74, flawless BU, pretty much the best specimen possible.	$175
040801081013		˝ real, Zacatecas, Mexico (War for Independence), Ferdinand VII, 1821AG, CT-1258, KM-74.3, rare assayer for date (KM says $450 in VF!), lightly toned AVF.
010716022025 through 010716022033	January, 2007	˝ reales, Mexico and Lima and Potosí, Charles III through Ferdinand VII, various dates, all nicely toned and problem-free F-VF, great for jewelry, 9 available.	$45 each

MISCELLANEOUS COINS (all silver unless stated otherwise)

020807139002		Barcelona, Spain, milled 2 reales "pistareen," Charles III Pretender, 1711, CT-24, KM-PT5, richly toned VF, no problems, an attractive specimen of a popular issue.
050816011090		Zeeland, Netherlands, 2 stuivers, 1731, castle mintmark, from the "Fukien Find" (1750s?), with small certificate, design of "ZEE / LAN / DIA" on obverse and crowned arms on reverse, dull silver color with green spots, VF or so.	$35
030807150004 through 030807150006 certificate		Great Britain, set of half-crown, shilling and sixpence with LIMA below bust of George II, dated 1745-6, housed in a large promotional folio (blue leatherette), with certificate, the half-crown and sixpence rather nice (attractively toned AXF or so) but the shilling a bit worn (About Fine), all with clear details and damage-free, and very popular for having been made from silver taken from the Spanish by Commodore Anson off the Pacific coast of South America (which is explained in the packaging for this item).
080707003003	August, 2007	London, England, half crown, 1746, with LIMA below bust of George II, S-3695A, king facing left on obverse, cruciform arms on reverse, popular type made from Spanish silver captured by Commodore Anson in the Pacific, beautiful XF with very attractive toning.	$435
050816011089		Holland, Netherlands, 6 stuivers ("ship shilling"), 1753,  from the "Fukien Find" (1750s?), with small certificate, design of an East Indiaman ship on obverse and crowned arms on reverse, dark and slightly oxidized but AXF for wear.
040801101033		Brazil (Rio), 960 reis, 1826-R, struck over a Lima, Peru, bust 8 reales, 1817JP (all visible), KM-117.1 (host) and 368.1 (overstrike), a very choice and scarce specimen with lots of host detail (full bust outline, date, assayer, pillars, etc.), the overstrike all clear as well and at least XF for grade, lustrous and lightly toned.	$395
100707033035	December, 2007	Panama (Republic), 25 centavos, 1904, KM-4, Balboa on obverse, arms on reverse, basically Panama's counterpart to the U.S. silver quarter, nicely toned and problem-free AU.	$35