Handfull Of Royal Cobs 8 And 4 Reales Potosi Mint (Fake?)

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Erba New Member Netherlands 22 Posts	Posted 04/26/2017 9:32 pm Hi all! On my travels in Peru I came across a little shop where the owner pulled out six royal cobs from the Potosi mint. 5 x 8 reales and one 4 reales but they all looked suspiciously similar in wear and oxidation. The 8 reales are between 39.2 and 40.8 mm in diameter and are thicker in the middle of the coin: 3.2 to 3.6 mm and about half that at the rim. The 4 reales is 32.3 - 32.8 mm diameter and 2.8 mm thickness in the middle. Weights are 27.15 to 26.62 g and 13.85 g resp. I suspect them all to be fakes. What do you think? (There are two dated 1693) Report this Post to the Staff

cara Valued Member Uruguay 217 Posts	Posted 04/26/2017 9:53 pm Totally fake coins. The cobs (macuquinas) of that time were not so perfectly round, in Potosi. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/28/2017 01:19 am These are indeed well-known (to those who know such things) imitations or "tribute replicas" of Potosi Royals. None are anywhere near exact in detail.... they are not really meant to fool anyone. Report this Post to the Staff
Erba New Member Netherlands 22 Posts	Posted 04/28/2017 07:57 am What I would like to know is wether a real royal would have similar dimensions. Would it be about twice as thick in the middle than at the rim? I tried looking the web but couldn't find info on that... Report this Post to the Staff
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