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Cob coins

Rough, irregularly clipped silver and gold pieces produced rapidly in colonial mints.

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Spanish colonial cob coinage / Archive essay

The quick method colonial mint workers used for cobs

Colonial Spanish mints churned out millions of rough, jagged silver and gold coins known as cobs. Struck with a hammer from sheared metal chunks, they favoured raw speed and exact weight over beauty.

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