Help Identifying possible Cobs?

[massy77]

Hi, Complete noob here. Need some help identifying what I have inherited. There is no paperwork and I have no frame of reference for when/where these were obtained. Any help would be a appreciated at least identifying what they are. I have these 2 coins, and then 4 coins that were turned into cufflinks and one that was turned into a tie tack (didn't post those items). Apologies in advance if I posted to the wrong forum. Coin A weighs 26g and is roughly an inch and a half long. Coin B weighs 13g and is roughly an inch and a quarter long.

Coin A Side 1:

Coin A Side 2:

Coin B, Side 1:

Coin B, Side 2:

 

[sand]

Hello @massy77. Welcome to Nvmis Forvms, and the interesting world of cob coins.

I have several cobs from the New World. I'm not an expert in cobs, and I'm not good at authenticating cobs, but I know a few things about cobs.

Your 1st coin. If it's authentic, then it seems to be a Spanish coin minted in Mexico, sometime from 1702 AD through 1734 AD. On the shield side of the coin, the letters "M" and "O", if I remember correctly, indicate that the coin was minted in Mexico. On the cross side of the coin, the style of the cross seems to indicate that the coin was minted in Mexico. On the shield side of the coin, the 3 fleur-de-lis in the center, indicate the House Of Bourbon, which ruled Spain when silver cobs were minted from 1702 AD through 1734 AD.

Your 2nd coin. If it's authentic, then it may also be a Spanish coin minted in Mexico, sometime from 1702 AD through 1734 AD. On the cross side of the coin, the style of the cross seems to indicate that the coin was minted in Mexico. On the shield side of the coin, there may be 3 fleur-de-lis in the center, which would indicate the house of Bourbon, which ruled Spain when silver cobs were minted from 1702 AD through 1734 AD.

If your coins are authentic, then they are interesting cob coins, minted under the government of Spain in the New World.

Perhaps other Nvmis Forvms members, who are more knowledgeable about cobs than I am, for example @robinjojo,will see this thread, and add their comments. Here is an @robinjojo thread about cobs. You can also search Nvmis Forvms for the words "cob" and "cobs", to find more threads about cobs.

Here's a good, relatively inexpensive (compared to many other books about coins) book on the subject of cobs.

https://www.amazon.com/Practical-Book-Cobs-4th/dp/0982081804/ 

The most authoritative auction house, for cobs, is Sedwick. Here is a link to the Sedwick web site. At the Sedwick web site, you can look at past auctions, to see many examples of cobs.

Sedwick & Associates, LLC 

Edited December 13, 2024 by sand

[massy77]

@sand Thank you so much for all this info and pointing me in the right direction! I really appreciate it!

[sand]

On 12/13/2024 at 8:41 AM, massy77 said:

@sand Thank you so much for all this info and pointing me in the right direction! I really appreciate it!

You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.

[PeteB]

Based on the weights you provided:

The first cob is an 8 Reales denomination.

Your second cob is 4 Reales.