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US Colonial, "quarter dollar" made from 4 cut "bits" of a pistareen (Spanish milled 2 reales of Phil

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:400.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
US Colonial,  quarter dollar  made from 4 cut  bits  of a pistareen (Spanish milled 2 reales of Phil
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US Colonial, "quarter dollar" made from 4 cut "bits" of a pistareen (Spanish milled 2 reales of Philip V), the 4 bits from different coins but hammered back into a whole unit, unique. 5.1 grams. We have never seen anything like this! With some regularity in colonial areas of the US you do see quarter cuts of Spanish pistareens, but this is the first time we have seen 4 of them from different coins hammered together in their own time to make a new whole pistareen, the coins used here with king's ordinal V and date 1717 visible, toned VG at best, but sure to be very popular with colonial collectors.