1814 Contemporary Fake/Counterfeit 8 Reales?

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newguy22 Valued Member United States 277 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 5:32 pm I believe what I have here is a contemporary 8 reales counterfeit dated 1814. Would my assumptions be correct? I believe the assayers initials on this piece are engraved as RG, which is an initial set that doesn't exist. After weighing on a balance, the mass came out to be 24.40 grams. The sound this coin makes when doing a ping test sounds similar to this piece: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces30223.html I'd say this piece has some silver in it, but it's very debased. What are your thoughts on this? Report this Post to the Staff

newguy22 Valued Member United States 277 Posts	Posted 10/03/2021 5:49 pm Follow up: Even though this isn't a Carolus IIII 8 reales piece, could this coin still be classified as a Type I counterfeit? Report this Post to the Staff
threefifty Valued Member United States 131 Posts	Posted 10/04/2021 10:39 am Yes, that's a Class 1 counterfeit, looks like GNL#1814-O: A/R: Mo RG-001 (or similar). Great coin! Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 10/09/2021 12:11 am The coin is a contemporary counterfeit as identified above. The sale of the Mike Ringo collection included several of this type. Report this Post to the Staff
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1814 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales?