Many clipped and lightweight Spanish cobs were melted down in Boston to make the Massachusetts silver coinage. Cobs were produced in denominations of one, two, four and eight reales under Philip II (1556-1598) and Philip III (1598-1621).

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Pillar Type: The very first Spanish colonial silver coin design in the New World. Struck at the Mexico, Santo Domingo, and Lima mints in the time period of 1536 to 1572 - all undated. Design Characteristics: Hand struck cob typically on a round full-sized planchet.

2022年11月29日 · The Spanish colonial mints at Potosí, Lima, Cartagena, Bogotá and Mexico City (plus a few others) labored day and night to produce the irregularly shaped gold and silver coins commonly referred to as macuquinas (crude hammered coins) or “cobs.” It is believed the word “cob” is the simplification of the Spanish phrase “

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2024年3月8日 · Cobs, derived from the Spanish phrase “cabo de barra” meaning “end of the bar,” (cobs were sliced from silver bars) were hand-struck silver and gold coins produced by Spanish colonial mints in the New World from the 16th to 18th centuries.

2023年11月3日 · Finding a silver cob in AU or Mint State grades that is center struck on both sides and displays most of the legends and design elements is like finding a needle in a haystack. Not only are there numerous variations and differences in the design of the shields, crowns, castles, lions, and legends but there are also some that display obvious die ...

2023年8月25日 · Based on the current population reports of silver cobs, very few have been graded higher than AU, which indicates that precious few have survived over the centuries without being melted down, damaged, or turned into jewelry. The varieties and unique characteristics of cobs are literally limitless.

These silver "cob" coins were minted in South America under the control of the Spanish Empire. They date back to approximately the 1600's or 1700's, though many are hard to attribute to a certain king due to their crudely made nature. This specific group of coins were found along rivers and beaches, meaning that they