Don't have the Beethoven proof anymore..swapped it for some of Rhythm Doctor's bullion.
They are made round to go 'round
Jack Cg .If you want an alternative to the Real thing this is worth looking at .proof issue...60.5 grams of pure silver. You can sometimes get them for nearly spot on the 'bay
The Pesetas reverse is sequential with the 8 Reale..This from the wiki gives you an idea of the 8 Reale's mintage and background.
The Spanish dollar (also known as the piece of eight, the real de a ocho or the eight-real coin) is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. Its purpose was to correspond to the German thaler. It was the coin upon which the original United States dollar was based, and it remained legal tender in the United States until the Coinage Act of 1857 discontinued the practice. Because it was widely used in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East, it became the first world currency by the late 18th century. Aside from the U.S. dollar, several other existing currencies, such as the Canadian dollar and the Chinese yuan, as well as several currencies in Latin America and the Philippine peso, were initially based on the Spanish dollar and other 8-reales coins.
They are made round to go 'round
Jack Cg .If you want an alternative to the Real thing this is worth looking at .proof issue...60.5 grams of pure silver. You can sometimes get them for nearly spot on the 'bay
The Pesetas reverse is sequential with the 8 Reale..This from the wiki gives you an idea of the 8 Reale's mintage and background.
The Spanish dollar (also known as the piece of eight, the real de a ocho or the eight-real coin) is a silver coin, of approximately 38 mm diameter, worth eight reales, that was minted in the Spanish Empire after a Spanish currency reform in 1497. Its purpose was to correspond to the German thaler. It was the coin upon which the original United States dollar was based, and it remained legal tender in the United States until the Coinage Act of 1857 discontinued the practice. Because it was widely used in Europe, the Americas, and the Far East, it became the first world currency by the late 18th century. Aside from the U.S. dollar, several other existing currencies, such as the Canadian dollar and the Chinese yuan, as well as several currencies in Latin America and the Philippine peso, were initially based on the Spanish dollar and other 8-reales coins.
