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1946Hamm1946Hamm Posts: 768 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A friend of my sons needs information about this coin he has. Anyone have any. Thanks in advance.

Have a good day, Gary

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    pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,326 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks to me like a fake Spanish gold coin.

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 23,944 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It screams fake.

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    SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,007 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It is a mass-produced replica of a Spanish "Reyes Catolicos" silver real. The original coins date from the time of Ferdinand and Isabella, the monarchs who sent Columbus on his way West.

    I do not know where they came from, but I have seen very, very many of them posted on the coin forums over the years, so there are a lot of them out there/ I suspect they were a giveaway gimmick in a breakfast cereal or by Reader's Digest.

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    1946Hamm1946Hamm Posts: 768 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sapyx said:
    It is a mass-produced replica of a Spanish "Reyes Catolicos" silver real. The original coins date from the time of Ferdinand and Isabella, the monarchs who sent Columbus on his way West.

    I do not know where they came from, but I have seen very, very many of them posted on the coin forums over the years, so there are a lot of them out there/ I suspect they were a giveaway gimmick in a breakfast cereal or by Reader's Digest.

    Thanks for the information. I'll pass it on.
    Gary

    Have a good day, Gary
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    Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,673 ✭✭✭✭✭

    For some added fun, see if it's attracted to a magnet. Peace Roy

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    WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,037 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks to be brass which is mostly copper and non-magnetic.

    :)

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