Posted 02/18/2013 9:03 pm
Thank you for adding the photo. In my humble opinion that does not look like any real 8 Escudo Cob that I have ever seen. Have you weighed the coin? Is the discolored area on top of the surface or is it showing the true color of the coin under a gold colored wash of some sort?
Your coin appears to be struck with the same die as a well known fake known as #FC53679 and listed in the Daniel Sedwick site under "modern pirates" where he lists known fake cobs.
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm
Your coin appears to be struck with the same die as a well known fake known as #FC53679 and listed in the Daniel Sedwick site under "modern pirates" where he lists known fake cobs.
http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm
Edited by jfransch
02/18/2013 9:10 pm
02/18/2013 9:10 pm
