Help With Spanish Coin | Reproduction

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oger76 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 1:10 pm Hello all, I am not a collector, but have been presented with a coin by my father who found it in Natchez Mississippi about 30 years ago when a bulldozer unearthed it. Neither of us are sure exactly what it is, and are curious if anyone here can help. I sent a photo to one man whose website I found, and asked his opinion, and he responded saying it was likely a reproduction of a 17th century silver coin. While this is possible, I found another website with a photo of the exact same coin in gold that said it was a gold Spanish Doubloon. I am curious what it is, and what it may be worth, and any help provided would be greatly appreciated. Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

oger76 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 1:15 pm I tried to upload another phot displaying the other side, but it is not loading for some reason. It displays a cross in the center, and a Castle in two corners, and a lion in the opposite two corners. Please let me know if this would help in the identification, and I will try to upload it also. Report this Post to the Staff
oger76 New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/18/2010 4:30 pm Second Photo. Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/24/2010 08:31 am Unfortunately I would agree with the guy who said it is a reproduction. If you look at the below picture you will see the two coins are not just similar but identical - look for the small imperfections in the two coins and you will see how they match. The coin pictured is a reproduction sold at this site: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgURL= http://www.greatamericancoincompany...f&imgrefURL= http://www.greatamericancoincompany...=0CCAQ9QEwBw Also if you read the info on these reproductions it states that they are gold plated - if they are gold plated silver and your coin has been in the ground for a while and lost much of the gold then it would explain why one of the two people you showed it to thought it was silver and one gold. Odd though that they would have been using the same repro mould for 30+ years? Are you sure it was that long ago when it was found? Its about time they stopped these people selling reproductions without 'REPLICA' clearly stamped on them - if your coin had sat in the ground for another 50 years who knows if it would be as easy to spot as a fake as quickly! Edited by bobbyhelmet 02/24/2010 08:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
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