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bhogan01 New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 09/22/2017 10:21 pm Hello, I am Bob from Michigan. I stumble on this forum looking for information into a coin my father found as a kid around 1950 in his yard and kept it in a safe. Any help on this would be much appreciated!! Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 09/22/2017 10:26 pm In the future, try crop your images to reduce the blank space around the coin. Here is CCF Free Image Optimizer to help crop your images I moved your post to the appropriate section for the proper attention. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 09/22/2017 11:16 pm My first impression is/a contemporary fake of a Spanish coin like a Reales After looking couldn't find it here's similar, may be Portugese as well, looks like a fantasy "Pirate's Coin" we had as kids(I'm dat olt!) https://www.omnicoin.com/country/Sp...=year&page=6 Edited by Crazyb0 09/22/2017 11:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 09/22/2017 11:49 pm That was my first impression as well. However, I know very little about it. There are others here with way more knowledge on the subject who will hopefully comment. And... to CCF! In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
arusak New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/24/2017 12:00 pm It's a replica of a Peruvian 8 reales coin from 1740, this type: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces47978.html I don't know if yours is a modern or contemporary fake, but it's more neatly struck than the original so probably a somewhat modern fake. Edited by arusak 09/24/2017 12:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 09/24/2017 2:23 pm https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=l...296&lot=1090 Report this Post to the Staff
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