Spanish
Gold Coins
A selection of common, scarce and rare Spanish (i.e., Spain) gold coins; other numismatic items may be included. If you don't see what you're looking for, please submit your want list. Thank you.
The eighteenth century was the period of Spain's most extensive coinage. Some types of coins were struck in both Spanish and Spanish-American mints. The exact country of origin may be determined by examining the reverse side of the coin. In the case of coins originating in Spain, the legend on the reverse reads HISPANIARUM REX (king of the Spains). The mint mark appears in the field of the coin to the left of the shield. Principal Spanish mints were those at Madrid (M) and Seville (S). As for Spanish-American coins, the legend on the reverse reads HISPANIARUM ET IND. REX (king of the Spains and the Indies). Many of the earlier issues (beginning with the reign of Philip V) are of the pillar and globe design which was struck only in the New World. On the later bust-type coins the mint marks appear in the legend on the reverse. The chief Spanish-American mints were: Guatemala (G or NG); Peru (L or LIMA in monogram); Mexico (M with a small o above the M); Bolivia (P or PTS in monogram); Chile (S); Columbia (P or PN and NR). -- A Catalogue of the World's Most Popular Coins (1956), by Fred Reinfeld
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