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GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 05/24/2016 5:25 pm #2 of the four 8R's I bought today Hoping for the same opinions One - see anything that looks fake Two - Any value over silver Report this Post to the Staff

Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 05/24/2016 11:13 pm Too bad somebody couldn't leave the surfaces alone, which really hurts the numismatic value much more than the chops, which I rather like on this one. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 05/27/2016 12:15 pm The second of two coins I had tested on NTR's machine 92.75% AG 7.24% CU Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 05/27/2016 1:52 pm Same question pertains to this coin except the trace contaminant is gold only. This applies to all Mexican issues. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 05/27/2016 7:29 pm I was not there., but I asked if they could tell if there was a trace of gold. The response I got was that their machine could identify small amounts of gold. I think their machine is a IRXray .. Or something like. If I remember, I may have them take one of my other 8Rs, to see how they read that one. Not sure where I am at with these four coins. I have confidence that they are silver. To me, because of the silver percentage I want to think they are real. The lack of trace gold, has me wondering if the NTR employee knows how to set his testing machine. So, the lack of trace gold and how the chop marks are placed on all the coins, gives me concern. Report this Post to the Staff
swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 05/27/2016 10:34 pm Simply put - this coin can not be genuine if it has no gold content. Silver content is not the issue. Millions of copies of early Mexican 8Rs were made between 1830 and 1930 for use in China where they were worth an average of 20% more than silver content in trade. So it depends if you want a coin actually manufactured in Mexico in 1795 or not. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 05/28/2016 02:57 am I am happy with the coins. But also curious of their origins. Report this Post to the Staff
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