Authentication Request: 1803-Mo 1/2 Real, Ft Assayer

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paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 02:24 am I would appreciate if one of the experts could weigh in on the authenticity of this 1803 Mexico City 1/2 Real. It's not a high value coin (cull) but I'd like to know if I should keep it or bin it. 1/2 Real. Coin has substantial rim damage, a.Fine details. 1803, Mexico City (Assayer FT). Weight is 1.6g, not attracted to a magnet. Portions of the legends on both sides have clear recutting on certain letters, and part of the left of the reverse crown looks recut. Coin has a nice darker patina, the pictures make it look a bit brighter than it really is. Thanks for any assistance. AB Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Edited by paralyse 10/23/2015 11:03 am Report this Post to the Staff

UKPennyHunter Valued Member Spain 239 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 04:46 am Yeah looks fine to me! Report this Post to the Staff
X2an Pillar of the Community Sweden 1078 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 2:39 pm 1,6 grams is just a tad low considering it's supposed to weigh 1,7 grams, but maybe a bit of wear, minting inaccuraties and scale rounding can account for that. Surfaces are not grainy, portrait's looking alright. Legends seem in place. Some characters do look a bit bolder than they're supposed to be. Maybe because of wear spreading them out? Not too valuable, as mentioned cull. I'd honestly be surprised if this was a well made fake. How does the edge look like? If there are no obvious flaws (apart from damage), then I'd say it's genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 4:07 pm It's a ground recovery coin (detector) and is also bent/flattened a bit, from what I can tell. More of a curiosity than anything. I put it in a 2x2 :) Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
X2an Pillar of the Community Sweden 1078 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 4:15 pm Wow, congrats on the find! That makes me entirely sure this is not a counterfeit piece, atleast not a modern chinese ripoff. I can see it's a little bit bent from the first photo , but otherwise that's an astonishing find from the ground Also, I definitely think keeping it is a great idea. A small trophy that you dug up Report this Post to the Staff
jjwabraham Valued Member United States 288 Posts	Posted 10/23/2015 8:30 pm Keeper under most circumstances, the story makes it better regardless of damage. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/27/2015 10:02 pm Believe it or not, I've dug fakes. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
colonialjohn Pillar of the Community United States 1757 Posts	Posted 10/28/2015 6:10 pm Post some of the fakes here ... curious. Report this Post to the Staff
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