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I Cannot Identify This Coin (Id: Pirate Party Token)

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Hi, new here. Found you through a Gooogle image search. Have been trying to identify a coin my son found in Bisbee, AZ (an old copper mining town) while hiking. It is less than an inch in diameter at its widest.
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Sorry so big...tried to make them smaller with the optimizer. :(

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I split your post from that old thread, and placed it in the section for identification.
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This seems a "pirate coin" to me, a modern replica of a Spanish cob.
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Correct; it's a mass-produced replica Spanish 8 escudos, or "pirate doubloon". Genuine coins are made of gold, which this coin clearly is not. In this old thread, you can find identical-looking coins, with the exact same shape and oddities in the design.
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If you check that link, you will see that the 'coin' is exactly the same. Handstruck coins will be unique.
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm
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