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1747-1753, Guatemala, Ferdinand VI of Spain. Silver 4 Reales Pillar Cob Coin. R!

References: KM-11. R! Mint Period. 1747-1753 Mint Place: Guatemala City (G) Denomination: 4 Reales (½ Pillar Dollar) Condition: A typical crudely struck pillar cob coin, otherwise a well circulated F+ Weight: 13.61gm Diameter: 29mm Material: Silver

Obverse: Shield of Arms of Castile and León, flanked by assayer letter (?) and denomination numeral (4).

Reverse: Crowned hemispheres, set on Gibralter, between crowned and banner-entwined pillars of Hercules.

At your attention a very rare colonial 4 reales pillar ½ dollar coin struck at the Guatemala City mint and issued under Ferdinand VI of Spain between 1747-1753.

Pillar coins were a great improvement over cobs in that they were of a uniform size and weight without cracks or uneven edges. They had a deep full strike with all information clearly visible and were difficult to clip or counterfeit. Denominations for this new coinage included the one half, one, two, four and eight reales coins.

Ferdinand VI, (23 September 1713 – 10 August 1759), King of Spain from 9 July 1746 until his death. He was the fourth son of the previous monarch Philip V and his first wife Maria Luisa of Savoy. Ferdinand, the second member of the Spanish Bourbon dynasty, was born in Madrid on 23 September 1713.

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