Any date on this coin? Spain? American?

[kressohawk]

Hi, a friend gave me this coin and I have no idea about it.
Any help?

Thanks and regards from Argentina.

Gabriel.

[Howard Cole]

There is no date on this coin.  What is its weight?  Most likely it is a Spanish cob minted in South America.  It was not minted at Mexico City because the cross is wrong.

[rick2]

technically this coin has a date , its just that it is off flan

for me this is a late issue of a 1 reales cob coin struck in potosi
i would date it to the mid 1700s ca 1740-1760 because it is very crudely struck (the earlier one have better design)

you should try and work out what the letter next to the 1 is , because it is the mintmaster`s initial and can be used to identify the coin

to me that looks like a Q, in that case the letter would confirm the attribution to Potosi and the date around 1750

[kressohawk]

Hi, Thanks for the answer.
If it helps the weight is 2.9 grams and the diameter 18 mm.
So, you think is from 1 Real from Potosi circa mid 1700's?

[rick2]

2.9 its the weight of a 1 real , as said on the coin.

IMHO it is from bolivia 1750 but everything rest on deciphering the letter next to the 1 which is the mintmasters