1733 Mexico 8 Reales Mo-Mf

I thought I might be misreading that. But now I am having difficulty in reading the dates on the 2 with the standing figure, looks like 1704 or 1794?. Both of those dates will be wrong for that style of coin. Looks like that style started in 1795.
Regardless, at first I thought they will be Netherlands East Indies coins based on your location, but they are both coins of the Netherlands. The 1g looks as if it has some solder on it and a filled hole which will hurt its value. But overall it looks good based on those pics. The 5G just has a funny appearance and lack of detail makes me suspicious that it might be a fake.

The 3G
http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/...5-duid-78650

The 1G
http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/...3-duid-78530

tcoins the two Canadian 5 cent pieces are made of pure nickel so they are attracted to a magnet. I will say they are real.

Thanks everyone for information. If a few of them are fake then it leads me to believe that they were bought from coin sellers, less so that were handed down from previous generations. They are over 20 year old fakes then.

For the 1733 8 r for example when did people make fakes of them approx? Before the internet. I guess I'm asking is there a period in modern times when fakes started really showing up for old coins? 60's 70's 80's etc?

I'm a little regretting not getting the story of them from my dad. He did travel the world from the early 50's.

Thanks again

Hi Rdwarrior, it's hard to decipher even in good light. I don't have a magnifier yet but from what I can see it looks like the left side of that numeral comes down farther than a 9 would. Strange, looking at it as I type if I angle it to the right it looks 1704. To the left 1794.

Thanks for the price guides.

Don't know where you're getting your information from but here is what Wikipedia (take it for what it's worth)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel...nadian_coin)

iron, nickel, cobalt, gadolinium, neodymium and samarium are magnetic metals. silver is not magnetic although it has a re-active property to stronger magnets (most commonly used is neodymium).

not qouting my source cause I dont wanna.

I have not yet figured out a way to scan the edge of a coin, all I have to work with is an old flat plate scanner. I will see if I can find someone with a camera I can use. I can tell you the edge has salt water damage, this was one of a clump of coins found off the Florida Keys and carefully "conserved" by the salvage diver (who is a good friend of mine).

Hello,

If anyone can advise.
How can I sell any of these decent coins?
Rgds