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8R MO 1748 Mf - Is It Just Me?

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 Posted 09/12/2024  10:45 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add fireandice556 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I've been trying to become a novice student (kindergarten level) of 8 Pillars. I found this on my FB groups newsfeed being offered for sale. I edited out extraneous background.

I found some problems just by examining the photo. Not sure if I'm correct. On the reverse, the 1/3 of lower right shows some pitting - are the signs of previous corrosion? Can you share your observations?

8R-MO-1748-Mf---Is-It-Just-Me?

8R-MO-1748-Mf---Is-It-Just-Me?

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 Posted 09/12/2024  11:54 am  Show Profile   Check collector.detector's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add collector.detector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
This may be a cast fake. Ask for the weight.
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 Posted 09/16/2024  09:31 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mrwiskers to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I agree with collector.detector ... seems like a casting condition, as the small "?bubbling?" of the surface is raised, rather than being pitted from corrosive deterioration ... BTW, fireandice556, I have a small collection of counterfeits also, mostly contemporary, with a few modern as well ... gonna post one here in a few minutes ...
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Late 1740s-early 1750s Mexico pillar coinage (all denoms) is notorious for the excessive die rust presenting as it does here.
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