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Feb 25

“666” Spanish 17th Century Silver 8 “Reales” (piece of eight)

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This is a special shipwreck coin, that seemed to be doomed from the start. Spanish coins struck in the 1600s marked their date with the last two numbers. For example - “1653” would be shortened to “53”
But this piece is the first I’ve seen to contain 3 numbers for the date. And they picked a super convenient year to do so, 1666. Which is displayed at “666” on the coin. Fascinating.

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