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L@@K !! BEAUTIFULL 1802, 8 REALES, VF CONDITION .902 SILVER BULION PILLAR DOLLAR

THE COIN PICTURED IS THE COIN YOU WILL RECEIVE.

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THIS COIN COMES IN AN 'AIR TITE' COIN CASE.

THE FIRST AMERICAN SETTLERS USED SKINS, SHELLS AND TOBACCO TO TRADE WITH THE INDIANS AND ACCEPTED FRENCH, GERMAN AND DUTCH COINS FOR FOREIGN TRADE. YET THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE COLONIAL PERIOD AND BEYOND, THE SILVER EIGHT REALES WAS THE PRINCIPAL COIN AND STANDARD MONEY UNIT OF THE AMERICAN COLONISTS. IT WAS MINTED FROM 1772 TO 1821 OF .902 PURE SILVER BULLION, AND IS SLIGHTLY LARGER THEN THE FAMILIAR U.S. SILVER DOLLARS STRUCK LATER. THE 8 REALES REMAINED LEGAL TENDER UNTIL 1857. ONLY A TINY FRACTION OF THESE HISTORIC COINS HAVE SURVIVED. THEY WERE COMMONLY REFERED TO AS A "PIECE OF EIGHT" HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY PIRATES AND OTHER TRADERS ALIKE  FOR THEIR SILVER CONTENT.

NOTE: THE REVERSE PICTURE DOES NOT DO THIS COIN JUSTICE. MY WEB CAMERA FOCUS IS LACKING AT BEST. THE RIBBONS AROUND THE PILLARS SHOW LETTERING. THE WEAR IS VERY MINIMAL OVERALL.. THE CASTLES ARE MUCH CLEANER AND SHOW BLOCKS AND THE SMALL WINDOWS. THE COAT OF ARMS ARE CLEARLY DEVIDED AND THE CIRCLE IN THE MIDDLE SHOWS THREE EMBLIMS. EVEN THE LIONS TAILS ARE CLEARY SEEN.

YOU CAN JUDGE FOR YOURSELF BUT I WOULD GRADE THIS COIN AS FINE TO VERY FINE.

THERE ARE TWO SMALL IMPERFECTIONS ON THE REV. A SMALL MINTING SPOT UNDER "8" R (REALES) AND A SMALL CIRCLE ON THE LEFT COLUMN.  THEY ARE VERY MINOR AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE PICTURES. THESE ADD CHARACTER AND INDIVIDUALTY TO EACH COIN AND HAS LITTLE EFECT ON THE GRADE.

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1802 SPANISH COLONIAL 8 REALES  ALSO KNOWN AS A "PIECE OF 8"

CAROLUS III -  PILLAR DOLLAR  .902 SILVER BULLION

8 REALES

METAL :  .9020 SILVER BULLION

DIAMETER : 38 MM

WEIGHT :  25.67 GRAMS

MINT :   MEXICO