The Silva Collection
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5/16/2026
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Cuba did not have its own circulating coins to engage in commerce from 1555 to the early 1840's, generally relying on tokens for the exchange of services or goods. In 1841, the Spaniards decided to retrieve older 2 and 4 Reale coins, along with some Mexican minor and a few American minor coins to have some sort of universal established currency on the Island. These were counter stamped with a sun centered in the middle of a lattice as well as the more rare key counter stamp indicating they were a form of payment for goods and services throughout the Island. These coins are pretty hard to come by and anything in an F or better is generally a good grade for these Spanish Reales with a lattice counter mark.
However, finding a Mexican minor coin with a key counter stamp; a Queen Isabel Proclamation of Spain medal with lattice counter stamp; and an American minor coin with a key counter stamp are extremely hard to find!
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