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My son found this coin. I tried Googling it and it seems to be an old Spanish coin. Or it's a replica. Any thoughts? Thank you!!   |
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 United States
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@DTR, first welcome to CCF. Second, your pictures are a bit blurry, but that looks like a replica to me (I think that these things are given out at pirate-themed birthday parties).
"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
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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 To the Forum. |
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United States
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to CCF. Clear pics,weight and dimension will be needed. John1  |
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Belgium
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to the Community! |
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote:Oh yes, replica pirate coin Read here: http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm I don't collect this area, but that is a very helpful reference for anyone getting involved, and provided some amusing reading for me, as I have a couple of 1970s era replicas (always marked as such). One of them is a version of the gold plated #56379, and the other is a Philip II era Potosi 8 reales that's not like any on the Sedwick list. Edited by tdziemia
03/18/2018 09:30 am
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Just verifying that this is 100% definitely a replica. We've seen this exact replica numerous times on the forum; they're mass-produced and promoted for using at pirate-themed events. Often the poster says they found it on a beach; apparently, people deliberately bury them in the sand, then have a "pirate treasure game" with a metal detector, treasure map or whatever, and look for them. Not all of them are found. Beach example 1, with links to another replica-seller. Beach example 2, more corroded. Once they get immersed in salt water, they start to corrode pretty quick; they are made of plated pewter or some similar base metal alloy. 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
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New Member
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Thank you all so much for the quick and friendly replies and sorry about the blurry pics. Very tempted to mess with my 9 year old and tell him it's worth thousands or I'll just bury it in the beach for the next sucker like me. Haha.
Have a good weekend y'all.
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The coin in the link of Sap has pretty much the same shape. http://goccf.com/t/179123Coins are just as live it self : hope for the best, but consider the worst....  |
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Posted 03/17/2018 12:29 pm
