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Valued Member
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*** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. Previously posted in US Modern Variety and Error Coins. ***No clue where this country is from any ideas...and value  
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New Member
United States
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Believe that's a Spanish dollar
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Valued Member
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260 Posts |
Thanks any value to this that u would know?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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8 Reales, Spain. Watch for replicas. Had to search it up so don't take my word for it. Thanks, Doug.
Composition: 91.7% silver.
Weight: 27.7 grams.
Diameter: 40 mm.
Add: Might move topic to the foreign coin forum.
Edited by Halo1st
03/10/2019 2:04 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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Valued Member
United States
260 Posts |
I got this from a lady that had them for years she didn't know wht they were.
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Valued Member
United States
260 Posts |
Halo 1st.
If u dont mind me asking what link did u find this info fom?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Quote:
If u dont mind me asking what link did u find this info fom? I thought about adding it earlier, but some of the side ad's made me think twice. I'm sure the members here have more links to share. Thanks, Doug. http://www.coindatabase.com/coin_de...?cdb=H203008Adding a simple google search, sort by images and many examples came up. I just picked the first one that seemed to match. Suggestion always pay attention to links before randomly clicking. You can easily find yourself on the dark side of the web. Edited by Halo1st
03/10/2019 2:53 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The symbol M with small o above it is the mintmark from Mexico City from the Spanish colony of New Spain. However, your photographs are too small to tell if this is a replica or possibly genuine. I'm thinking it's a replica due to the bright appearance and what I can see of the rim. What does the edge look like? Can you provide an accurate weight?
Edited by jgenn
03/10/2019 3:28 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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How can I if I cant take it out of the casing...and I'll post better pic...jgenn
And thanks for the link halo 1st
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The casing it is in looks like an "airtight" and can be opened. Along the edge there should be a slight indentation where you can insert the tip if a knife or screwdriver to pry the two pieces apart.
The coin appears to be a fake to me, but need better, clearer pictures to tell. 1741 counterfeits are very common. Your coin appears to have a smooth raised rim around the entire coin, that is a bad sign. It should have struck denticles that extend from the edge of the fields to the edge of the coin.
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03/10/2019 6:51 pm
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Thanks...I'll try it and post new pics
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here is one to compare it to.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Based on the pictures of the coin in the airtight holder, I can state without any doubt that the coin is a numismatic forgery - a replica made after 1950. Forgeries of pillar dollars are very common and 1741 is a very often copied date. My opinion is based on the fact that the dentils do not run all the way to the edge. See area circled in red.  This NEVER happens on genuine pillar dollars because they were struck in an open sided screw press and were made using dies that had a face diameter far larger than the diameter of the planchet. See the pictures posted by jfransch of a genuine 1741 8 reales. The difference is readily apparent. As a Numismatic Forgery the coin is nearly worthless. |
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Posted 03/10/2019 1:41 pm
