1733 Spanish Reales Authenticity Identification

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Coinquestiondude New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 12:16 am Hello all! Stumbled into this page on google, I read the rules and hope this is in the right spot. I used to collect a decade ago, but it's been awhile.. looking to get back into it. I found this piece I linked below in the photos on a marketplace. I did some side by sides with google photos, but a few things stick out. I know it isn't milled, so there will be more imperfections, but the cross seems oddly prominent and there is a general lack of patina. I'm assuming that it was cleaned (sigh) but, is there anything that sticks out here to make this a "fake." Any and all help/insight is greatly appreciated. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 12:26 am To the Forum. https://www.coinshome.net/en/coin_d...GROKYUoT.htm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 12:43 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
JohnConduitt Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 725 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 5:06 pm I don't know much at all about Spanish colonial coinage, but it is faked a lot. I would guess this is fake, or at least an imitation, made for jewelry. For the weight to make sense it would have to be a 4 reales, like this Mexican Felipe V https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces53656.html But it's too light, especially as it is in a holder, and the metal really doesn't look right at all. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 6:25 pm A cast replica of a Mexico 1733 klippe dies 8 Reales - see compared to a previously observed example below. Note that it is indeed a repro of an 8 rather than a 4, despite the very low weight (13g minus the bezel vs. the ~27g weight as made for a genuine example)... the denomination is clear on the other piece. Study genuine examples, then come back and look at these - should start to become clear. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinquestiondude New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/30/2023 8:09 pm Thank you for the very warm welcomes and thank you for solving the validity or lack thereof! Deeply appreciate! Report this Post to the Staff
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