Early US Colonies/Spanish 1748 MM 8 Reales Question, Please.

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lovinthecoins913 New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 08:48 am I recently obtained this coin and the previous owner didn't know if it was real or not and I'd like to get a few opinions about it. It's my understanding that there are some specific dates on these 8 Reales that are fake duplicates of the original silver coins. This coin weighs in at 22 grams. Thanks in advance for any assistance. Dean Report this Post to the Staff

Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 09:05 am Though I dont know Reales all that well, I would assume if it's 5 grams underweight its probably no good. To me it looks like a poorly struck counterfeit or a poorly cast counterfeit & the damage looks unlike what would happen if it was a shipwreck coin. Also appears grainy on the surfaces. Though as these are not my expertise I will wait for an expert to chime in. In the mean time what's the diameter for the coin? I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Edited by Jakes Coins 06/02/2022 09:06 am Report this Post to the Staff
lovinthecoins913 New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 09:08 am Jake's Coins, thank you for your input. I read that the tolerance on the weight could be as low as 22 grams and as you mentioned the coin looks well circulated. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 09:38 am Not my area,but my first thought was a cast fake. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 09:41 am My reaction exactly. Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 06/02/2022 11:08 am Counterfeit, the casting is extremely mushy. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
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