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My Grandpa's Mexico 8 Reale - Genuine?

evefairbanksevefairbanks Posts: 4 ✭
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My late grandfather was an archaeologist (Florida, Cuba) and left me a number of unlabeled coins he either dug up or traded at conventions (in the 1940s when professionals did that! 😱). I’m trying to figure out if this is a genuine silver cob coin or a fake. It looks like a Mexico City “shield type” and weighs 26.4 grams, but beyond that, I’m stumped. Any guesses?




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  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,697 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've confused salt water corrosion effects with some of those seen on counterfeits, so I'll wait for someone more knowledgeable to opine on this one. Is it possible to take a better lit photo of the planchet split to see the metal inside?


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  • tcollectstcollects Posts: 1,059 ✭✭✭✭✭

    looks right from here

  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 404 ✭✭✭

    Genuine piece, Mexico City, 1714-24 die style. From common sense, the look of the surfaces, and the lion style which is specific to right around 1715 (PLUS the Florida connection)... very likely a 1715 Fleet find.

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