Can Anyone Help Identify This Old Coin Without A Date?

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Ryaah New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 12:52 am Can anyone help me identify this coin? I've searched on the net and on ebay to find similar coins, but it's difficult without more information on the coin. I believe it's silver, it's not magnetic and looks as if it has been cleaned like crazy. Can anyone see a date or help me identify it? Thanks so much! Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 09:00 am Sorry my friend. I have not seen anything like it. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 1:24 pm The coat of arms appears to be from Spain, not really an ancient coin. I'm not sure if it's real. Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 1:41 pm As echizento suggested, looks like Spain. An 8 reales maybe (Similar to http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=345186 ) ? You have the weight ? Edited by Dionysos 10/27/2012 1:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 2:15 pm More likely a 4 reales (IIII in the field) minted in Potosi (Bolivia), like this one... http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=141803 Report this Post to the Staff
Ryaah New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 11:25 pm 6.2 grams, does that help? Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 11:58 pm Not really... 6.2 g would most likely be the weight of a 2 reales, but I'm quite sure that yours should be a 4 reales (sorry but this is too "modern" for me ) Report this Post to the Staff
Ryaah New Member United States 20 Posts	Posted 10/28/2012 12:08 am Its pretty small, about the size of a quarter. It's also pretty shiny, more than the pictures I posted show...no big deal tho, it may still be silver and I only paid 5 bucks or so for it. Worth the risk, I win much more than I lose when I buy stuff like this! :-) Report this Post to the Staff
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