Help Please With A Peruvian Coin (Id: Tourist Counterfeit/Fake Of 1736 Lima Mint 8 Escudos)

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RiaSangria New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 12:06 am Hey guys these are the pictures of a coin I found when I was younger, don't know much about it just that it's a Peruvian coin. I've done some research but I want to know what y'all think as well! Also, any suggestions on what to do next? I don't trust anybody so any suggestions or advice would be great! * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 12:21 am I split your post out of that old thread to its own thread. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 01:44 am Commonly-seen tourist shop-type cast replica of an 1736 Lima mint 8 Escudos. These have been made for decades. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 01:57 am It screams "fake". Just a trinket, sorry. 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
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 10/23/2017 03:55 am Fake, unfortunately. All of the genuine coins were carelessly struck, or very carelessly struck. To get a better idea, go to Google Images: "cob 8 Reales". The reason why the genuine ones were so badly made, is that they were all intended to be eventually sent back to Spain to be melted down into bullion, or to be re struck into much better quality coins for Spanish homeland circulation. Occasionally good quality "Royal Strikes" were made from these dies, but as best examples for record purposes, much like proof coins, but much before the time that proof coins were made for specifically for the collector, as with modern proof issues. Royal Strike coins are very rare; I have never seen one in all of my numismatic experience. Report this Post to the Staff
RiaSangria New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/01/2019 5:13 pm Thank you all for your comments, they were indeed helpful and very much appreciated! :) Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189142 Posts	Posted 10/01/2019 5:13 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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Help Please With A Peruvian Coin (Id: Tourist Fake Of 1736 Lima Mint 8 Escudos)