Help Identifying Possible Medieval Coin?

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Stan1314 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/16/2018 01:10 am Hi there. Wondering if someone can help me identify this coin. It was my grandfather's and unfortunately I didn't know of him until he passed away a few months ago. So I don't have any information to even begin searching other than he was a huge coin collector and this one was on a sterling silver chain from Italy that he always wore around his neck. * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 03/16/2018 01:51 am This is not my area of knowledge, but it appears to be a Spanish real (or reales) of some sort. Others will have better answers. 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
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 03/16/2018 02:37 am Possibly pretending to be a Spanish coin of some sort but, as is clearly stamped on the lower picture, it is a copy. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 03/16/2018 09:59 am It's a jewelry imitation of an old Spanish 8 reales (dollar); you can see 1736 at the bottom of the reverse. Best case scenario, this might be solid silver, but it is likely plated. Even though many of us here are "serious" collectors, lots of us still have low-value novelty items that have some sentimental meaning. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 03/17/2018 01:27 am 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
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 03/17/2018 4:36 pm It mimics a 8 reales Propably the chain is more valuable than that round peace of metal it is holding..... http://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm Report this Post to the Staff
Stan1314 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 4:42 pm Well that's disappointing #128530; Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 5:40 pm Do not let it disappoint you! It was your grandfather's, that alone gives it value. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16832 Posts	Posted 03/19/2018 6:15 pm These 1736-dated replica Spanish coins seem to be all over the place. I believe Disney World sells them, amongst others. The design is actually copying a gold 8 escudos from Spanish Peru; a "pirate doubloon". These replicas can be found in any coloured finish, and most of them don't have COPY stamped into them like this one does. 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
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