Found Off The Coast Of Florida - Spanish Gold Or Play Money? (Id: Counterfeit/Fake Pirate Money)

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Jodybrand1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 6:29 pm Found this gold coin on the beach off the east coast of Florida. I have no idea what this is...any help in identifying it would be greatly appreciated. thank you. Report this Post to the Staff

thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 6:32 pm play money, COPY stamped right on it... Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
Jodybrand1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 6:37 pm it looks to me like COPV, not COPY so I thought that maybe...thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 6:37 pm Hello and welcome to the forum Sorry to be the bearer of disappointing news in answer to your first post here, but I'm afraid that if you look closely, you'll see the word "COPY" stamped into your coin, upside-down at the top of the right-hand-side picture. It's a replica of a Spanish-colonial gold coin. I'm sure if you got it tested, it wouldn't be solid gold. It's the sort of thing mass-produced and sold as "pirate treasure" for kids to play with - or, in your case, to lose on a beach. Perhaps someone had played a "treasure hunt" game, scattering a bunch of them under the sand and then gave their kids a treasure map (or metal detectors) to find them - only they didn't find this one. 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
thedollarman Pillar of the Community Canada 4911 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 6:44 pm good theory Sap, I was scratching my head about why it would be found where it was. Feel free to call me Will. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 03/16/2015 8:16 pm We've seen "beach finds" of replica Spanish coins on this forum so often, I've assumed "pirate-themed treasure hunts" are a common trend over in former pirate haunts; Florida, another florida, and the beaches of the Bahamas seem to earn more than their fare share of such reports. 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
Pistareen Valued Member United States 309 Posts	Posted 03/19/2015 10:07 pm If only it didn't comply with the Hobby Protection Act with that pesky word "COPY." The design mimics a Philip V, two reales silver coin from 1731 of Potosi, Bolivia with unsure assayer. The gold color is to make you believe this is a "pistole" or two escudo coin and not two bits. The date is somewhat after the great age of Pirates, but the spirit of cheating lives on. You would think they could find a Pistole of Philip IV to copy, which would be right for "pirate booty" me hardies. AAARRRRRGH! Report this Post to the Staff
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Found Off The Coast Of Florida - Spanish Gold Or Play Money? (Id: Fake Pirate Money)