RS1DB0230 Wt. .390 gms. Mexico. 4 Reales, No Date-M-L (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Probably late coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below. Weight of .390 gms shows a slight deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of very good quality.  Assayer: Luis Rodriguez. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer. This produced, round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase.

RS1DB0212 Wt. .20 gms. Mexico. 2 Reales, No Date-M-L (Mexico City). Carlos & Joanna, 1516-1556. Probably late coinage (1542-1555); small central design. Crowned arms of Castille and Leon. Reverse: Crowned pillars over waves, motto between; value below.  Good sharp strike, perfectly centered on round flan showing good detail. Weight of .20 gms. is significant as it shows only a slight deviance from minted weight. Shows some wear as it is a shipwreck coin but still of very good quality.  Assayer: Luis Rodriguez.  The “Carlos and Johanna” coinage of 1536-1555 is complicated and difficult to disentangle and difficult to disentangle as records are sparse and the coins are not dated. The care obviously taken in the minting of these coins is most impressive. Hammered sheets of silver were used from which the coin blanks were cut. The coins were then hand struck by placing the blanks between the dies and striking it with a hammer, producing round, fully struck examples. Recovered by Deep Blue Marine, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity provided with purchase