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8 Reales Peru Mb 1840 Real Or Fake?

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 Posted 07/03/2025  03:00 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add OldCoinsShop to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Please I need your opinion about this coin I got. Its 25.10 g and I thing low silver.Is it Genuine or Fake?
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 Posted 07/03/2025  08:45 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add HondoB to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
to the CCF, OldCoinsShop. My opinion is that it is fake. It's 2 g under weight and should be .903 silver. The inscriptions, devices, and edge patterns are crude, which lead me to think that it is a cast fake.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces28262.html
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 Posted 07/05/2025  01:54 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add OldCoinsShop to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you very much for your help.
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