While the Spanish 8 reales was commonly cut, it actually didn't have great affordances for it.
There were two common types in the colonial era-- one had the monarch's portrait, and one had two globes between two pillars. Both types featured a coat of arms that if you squinted hard might have some quadrant lines in them, but they'd be raised-- making them harder to use as cut lines.
Aside from cutting the larger coins, Spanish territories also produced a lot of low-denomination silver coins. You can see this reflected in the scarcity of early US quarters; the 2-real coin was legal tender until 1857, so there was less pressure to produce quarters than dimes during the early years of limited mint capacity.
There were two common types in the colonial era-- one had the monarch's portrait, and one had two globes between two pillars. Both types featured a coat of arms that if you squinted hard might have some quadrant lines in them, but they'd be raised-- making them harder to use as cut lines.
Aside from cutting the larger coins, Spanish territories also produced a lot of low-denomination silver coins. You can see this reflected in the scarcity of early US quarters; the 2-real coin was legal tender until 1857, so there was less pressure to produce quarters than dimes during the early years of limited mint capacity.