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Real Or Fake? Republica Mexicana 8R 1884

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is this coin real or fake
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Yes fake. check it with a magnetic.my fingers are crossed for you. Good luck .. ( if it sticks it's fake. )
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With pictures, it is harder to check the fields for a 'pasty' texture, which can be the evidence for a high pressure cast fake.

Check the surface texture of the fields against a known genuine coin. Easier to compare with in hand examination, rather than pictures.
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Magnet slides off.
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to CCF. Weight?
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It weighs 31 grams
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