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Perfect example of the times, 1810 “Royalist” 1/2 Real, minted during times of coin shortage and the beginning of Ferdinand VII’s Reign and the Mexican war of independence, these factors culminated in the reuse of many coins and in this case A pre 1810 Charles IV 1/2 Real was used as a planchet for this 1810 1/2 Real Ferdinand VII. Some of the previous coins devices can still be seen behind the new ones. Circulated in the Spanish colonies and the early U.S. minted from .917 Silver .050ozt.