What else if not more of the same?

TwoKopeiki

In the last month picked-up something plated and chop-marked, something die-clashed, and two of something crusty and slabbed. Opinions? Do you notice something unusual about the counterfeit?

Rickc300

RX? Plus it was approved as being OK by the many chop marks... Interesting.., plus is that an 8 or P

rah1959

Love them all Roman.....especially the crusty ones!

Your photos are tops.....am trying to perfect my photography skills...but not doing too well.

Will be in touch soon I hope!

RAH

olmanjon

As always wonderful pictures Roman. Your 8 reales look just like thetwo reales that I won for my grandkids in one of your giveaways. If you want to give these away-I hope you still have my address. Just joking. Great coins!

TwoKopeiki

<< <i>RX? Plus it was approved as being OK by the many chop marks... Interesting.., plus is that an 8 or P >>



It's a neat counterfeit - I haven't seen one matching the legend, yet. Going to flip the pics to an advanced counterfeit collector to see if he has one matching it. It's plated by a thin layer of silver over a copper core. Surprisingly, has lots of chops, indicating circulation in the Orient. What I liked about it was the legend errors - "GRNTIA" instead of "GRATIA", "RX" in place of "REX", "II" instead of the mint-mark, "PR" instead of "8R", all "A"s are upside-down "V's, assayers "JM" that don't match the assayers in any of the major colonial mints at the time...

The clashed Lima piece is pretty cool. You can see not only the pillars on the obverse, but also the outline of the bust on the reverse.

I've picked-up the last 2 for my PCGS XF+ Mexico City set (also known as my personal grading reference set). Hoping to see Mexico added to the Registry one of these days.