(not a) Potosi 1688 2 Reales

realeswatcher

Known ATC cast replica. Not unbelievably blatantly obvious surfaces at first glance, but the superior strike detail and especially the WAY too low weight should set alarms off. At 3.64g, you could in theory suppose it may be a 1R planchet struck with 2R dies... but visually, looking at the detail relative to the size of the planchet here, that's clearly not the case.

The obvious marks around the pillars side rim (where bezel prongs were) should also draw attention:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/226015144955

SimonW

Thank you! I learn a lot of stuff from your posts.

Rexford

Wow, that’s bad.