Spain 1890 Pgm 5 Pesetas - Child King Alfonso XII - Possible Fake

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Paul St Louis Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 2:54 pm KM 689 Weight 24.8g Mint mark: 6-pointed star '90' 37mm dia Not my day. I desperately want to call this one genuine and add it to my collection, but there is the small problem of an obverse test spot at 3 o'clock showing blue. At 10 o'clock above 'X'III also blue and looks like to me like a repair to a casting where the metal was poured in. Tell me I'm hallucinating and that this coin appears genuine. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34458 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 5:54 pm @paul, any chance you have the coin in hand? I'm dubious about that being a casting mark, but an edge shot in that region would be super-helpful. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16883 Posts	Posted 05/28/2024 7:17 pm The black spot on the rim above the XIII looks more like a corrosion spot than a casting sprue to me. There seems to be other patches of cleaned-up corrosion (around the POR on obverse and the N of ESPANA on the reverse). Silver shouldn't "corrode" under normal conditions, so perhaps it's fire damage that's been mostly cleaned up, except for a couple of stubborn patches? Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Paul St Louis Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 05/29/2024 3:09 pm Sorry for delay Spence, I was filing away a recent coin hoard purchase I added to inventory. I tried making edge photos for you. Also, any thoughts on that acid test blue spot? I was always under the notion it points to a nickel coin. And thanks Sap, for your thoughts as well. Report this Post to the Staff
jason39305 Pillar of the Community United States 752 Posts	Posted 05/29/2024 6:40 pm This one looks authentic as well. I agree with Sap that the spot is just local toning. It is cleaned though. The rim look okay as well. Overall, its a well worn and cleaned 5 Pesetas Report this Post to the Staff
Paul St Louis Valued Member United States 127 Posts	Posted 05/30/2024 10:34 am Thanks everyone. Report this Post to the Staff
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