Posted 07/22/2017 9:36 pm
It purports to be an 8 Reales of Charles IV, a Chilean issue: 1791 So-DA, i.e. Santiago mint and moneyer DA, which is a legitimate moneyer and mintmark combination for this date.
It appears to be counterstamped twice on the portrait side. A nearly identical coin turned up for me on an ebay auction from an Albanian seller, although with less corrosion/pitting, but the identical marks and the same date.
Either 1) it's a very poor cast counterfeit, contemporary or otherwise, or 2) it's sustained major "shipwreck effect" damage from prolonged saltwater immersion.
I think #1 is more likely by quite a bit.
When genuine, it should weigh in at just over 27 grams and have a diameter of approximately 38mm.
Swamperbob is the expert in these coins, if he sees this he can provide much better information than I.
It appears to be counterstamped twice on the portrait side. A nearly identical coin turned up for me on an ebay auction from an Albanian seller, although with less corrosion/pitting, but the identical marks and the same date.
Either 1) it's a very poor cast counterfeit, contemporary or otherwise, or 2) it's sustained major "shipwreck effect" damage from prolonged saltwater immersion.
I think #1 is more likely by quite a bit.
When genuine, it should weigh in at just over 27 grams and have a diameter of approximately 38mm.
Swamperbob is the expert in these coins, if he sees this he can provide much better information than I.
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Edited by paralyse
07/22/2017 9:39 pm
07/22/2017 9:39 pm
