Accession Number

1993.001.0001

Exhibition Label

Case/Object Caption (2023):

COINS

Silver (Peru and Mexico, 1600-1621)
Gifts of John Davis, George Espey, Elizabeth B. Fay, Dolores Fisher, Mel and Dolores Fisher,
Jamestown Inc., Eugene Lyon, Kevin and Renee March

1984.012.0024, 1984.012.0029, 1984.016.0141, 1985.004.0061, 1985.004.0064, 1986.003.0055, 1986.003.0114, 1986.003.0175, 1986.003.0222, 1986.003.0241, 1986.003.0279, 1986.003.0317, 1986.003.0321, 1986.003.0325, 1986.003.0332-0334, 1986.003.0337, 1986.003.0341, 1986.003.0367, 1986.003.0379, 1986.003.0381, 1986.003.0382, 1986.004.0002, 1986.004.0032, 1986.004.0044, 1986.004.0107, 1986.004.0109, 1986.004.0111-0115, 1986.004.0116, 1986.004.0117, 1986.004.0126, 1987.006.0001-0002, 1987.006.0016-0017, 1987.006.0021, 1987.006.0028-0029, 1987.006.0035, 1987.006.0042-0043, 1987.006.0046, 1987.006.0052-0053, 1987.006.0058, 1987.006.0060, 1987.006.0069-0070, 1987.017.0001-0002, 1987.017.0004, 1992.003.0040, 1993.001.0001

The value of a coin was determined by its weight, and the coin’s denomination was marked as a Roman numeral on the right side of the shield.

Each row displays a specific denomination. Even among the same denominations, the shapes and thickness of the coin can vary but the weights are consistent.

Top Row: 1 Real = ⅛ ounce of silver     
2nd Row: 2 Reales = ¼ ounce of silver
3rd Row: 4 Reales = ½ ounce of silver
4th Row: 8 Reales = 1 ounce of silver