Featured 1802 8 Reales Spanish Dollar AKA Piece of Eight

Been after one of these for a while. Fully examined by two numismatists for authenticity.

It better be authentic for the price I paid. Got it from a dealership with 85 years’ expertise.

92.5% solid sterling silver!!

 

AAAACKKK!!!!! That's ALL you're giving us????? ONE image????? WHAT about the OTHER side???? Inquiring minds MUST SEE!!!!!! (please?????)

 

No one is on the other side to take a picture.....

 

Did you bite it?

 

G R O A N................

 

I would very much NOT MIND having one of these!!!! It's been recently found & is worth a nifty half million!!!! Of course it's also never going to happen, but one can wish aimlessly in the windmills of one's mind!!!! Edit.....that was in 2015.......not quite recently!!!

 

Here's better photos:

 

In return for supplying better photos, maybe someone here can answer a question for me.

When did the minting of Pieces of Eight START and END? I can't seem to find any reliable dates.

 

The dates I'm getting are 1497 - 1869, as being the length of time, from the creation of the dollar, to its obsolescence. Is this correct?

Also, what do the markings around the edge of the coin represent?

I can see the 8R for 8 Reales, the date (1802). Hispan. Et. Ind. Rex is presumably King of Spain and the Indies. What is the ME that comes after it, or the I.I. in the top left corner?

The only thing I can tell for certain is that it's all written in Latin.

 

I'm STILL trying to find dates here.

When did Pieces of Eight, Spanish Dollars or 8 Reale coins start being made, and when did they stop?

So far I've found two sources which list the 1500s, and one source which lists 1497, as starting dates.

I've also found other sources which list ending-dates as 1825, 1868, and 1869.

...I'm getting incredibly confused.

 

Why do you think .925 fineness?

~Cheryl

 

I don't think, that's what I was told.

 

OK. The one I have is from Peru I think, so that'd be 91%

So Dave do you know anything about the dates?

I'm fairly convinced now, based on what I've read, that the coin was introduced in 1497 (or shortly thereafter).

But when did they die out? I still can't figure that out.

 

Fineness for your coin should be .896

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces35033.html

~Cheryl