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Micvicar New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 08:37 am Seems to be a Potosi 8 resale. Can't tell if real or not. Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 09:03 am Surface looks to be slightly porous which can be an indicator of a cast piece. Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 09:59 am First off, welcome. Quote: Surface looks to be slightly porous which can be an indicator of a cast piece. Or shipwreck salvage. While your piece's appearance does raise some concerns, there are several things you can do to begin the authentication process. Weigh it to an accuracy of at least a tenth of a gram. See if it's attracted to a magnet. If you have a jewelry scale that weighs out to a hundredth of a gram, determine its specific gravity, or find a local gold/silver store that has an xray fluorescence (XRF) device to determine its composition. Colligo ergo sum Report this Post to the Staff
srcliff Valued Member United States 453 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 11:07 am I'm no expert but a picture of the edge might be helpful too. Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 11:43 am . Looks cast rather than struck. Photos of the edge could quickly help decide that issue. Report this Post to the Staff
Micvicar New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 1:11 pm Thank you for quick responses! I don't have a scale. I'll have to see if I can locate one. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 3:34 pm Looks indeed like a replica Perhaps you can find it here or you can send the pictures to that site http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm Edited by Petrus 02/18/2018 3:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 6:11 pm Sorry, but it's a replica. Base-metal, with most of the gilding worn away. 1736 seems to be a common date for "pirate doubloon" replicas. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Micvicar New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2018 10:19 pm Thank you to everyone for the input! Darn lol...Oh well. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188929 Posts	Posted 02/19/2018 5:28 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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