File:1796 Spanish Colonial 8 Reales (25575356177).jpg
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This is one of the famous "pieces of eight" of pirate lore, that were widely circulated in the Americas and Asia. The M with the small o above it on the reverse is the mint mark for Mexico City. The initials F M identify the assayer at the mint, Antonio Forcada y la Plaza. The coin is covered with "chop marks" that are hammered into the coin by Chinese coin testers and money-changers after they verify the coin’s authenticity. The 8 reale coin was the most popular currency in the colonial US and was often cut into eight pieces to make small change. One eighth of a reale was referred to as one bit, which is where the "two bits" nickname for the quarter originated. |
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| Author | Joe deSousa |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Mustang Joe at https://flickr.com/photos/63234672@N04/25575356177 (archive). It was reviewed on 3 March 2019 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-zero. |
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