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Tarr93 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 10/19/2015 7:45 pm Not sure if it is real or not. Something seems off about it, but I don't know enough about them to tell. It weighs 26.2 grams. How do I go about checking to see if it's genuine or not? Report this Post to the Staff

Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 12:02 am First off, welcome. This type is one of the most reproduced coins of all time. Since the phonies run the gamut from contemporry counterfeits to restrikes to modern forgeries, it can be a complicated business authenticating these. The edge is often the key to detecting spurious examples. Photos of that would be helpful, particularly any spot(s) where there appears to be overlapping of the pattern. The weight you report is slightly on the light side. Whether its composition is correct can be determined by measuring its specific gravity for silver content, or even better through the more comprehensive analysis afforded via x-ray fluorescence. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
MathieuMa Pillar of the Community France 1591 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 05:39 am It's a fake, the denticles stop before the edge of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 09:50 am I should've but wasn't looking all that closely, and as that certainly appears to be the case, it is a dead giveaway. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 10/20/2015 10:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 5:57 pm Purchase Gurney's book at Amazon to learn more ... Counterfeit 8 Reales. JPL Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/20/2015 6:49 pm https://goccf.com/t/103713 Report this Post to the Staff
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