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Legal Weight of Silver Coinage from 1728 - 1825, with
tolerances:*
| Denomination |
Legal Weight (grams) |
Legal Tolerance (granos; grams) |
Max. Permissible Weight (grams) |
Min. Permissible Weight (grams) |
| 8 Reales |
27.0642 |
+/- 4; 0.1996 |
27.2638 |
26.8646 |
| 4 Reales |
13.5321 |
+/- 3; 0.1497 |
13.6818 |
13.3824 |
| 2 Reales |
6.7660 |
+/- 2; 0.0998 |
6.8658 |
6.6662 |
| 1 Real |
3.3830 |
+/- 2; 0.0998 |
3.4828 |
3.2832 |
| 1/2 Real |
1.6915 |
+/- 1; 0.0499 |
1.7414 |
1.6416 |
* Resource: The Milled Columnarios of Central and South America,
Frank Gilboy, pub. 1999
Related
Links:
General information on pillar coinage www.carlclegg.com
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