coin 1 --- 1819. Mexico City , Mexico, 2 reales bust, Ferdinand VII Spanish colonial silver coin Spanish colonial coinage from the New World was the coin of the realm not just in Spanish colonies but also in English colonies like America until the mid-1800s. Spanish pieces of eight in particular made up the majority of coinage during the colonial period, and most contracts called for payment in Spanish “milled dollars,” the successor to the eight-reales coins. coin 2-- Atocha Sunken Tresure Jewelry - Medium Pieces of 8 Silver Coin Pendantwe do not know the history of this coin -- original or a reproduction ?