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anything look weird about this CAR 8 reales?

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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    anyone? anyone?

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,558 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Weird, how, exactly?

    Nothing leaps out at me, except the apparent notch by C in AMERICA. Is that something over the edge of the coin, or is there really a cut of some sort there?

    If you're askin' about authentication, I ain't your guy. Although I will say I see no obvious red flags. I don't know the series that well, though I've admired them.

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,217 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Not really- I believe this is perhaps the most common date of the series. The strikes are uneven as reflected by this example. This seems to look typical

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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    cool, thanks!!!!!
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Has a look of a counterfeit to it, in my opinion. The dull gray surfaces, lettering far from crisp and too close to the "inner circle" of design. What's the weight on that one?
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I compared the obverse side to a couple of other 47's. Should help illustrate what i'm talking about. Also, this is just a gut feeling - not really an expert on this series. In addition to the things i listed previously, I also noticed that the lettering is a bit "off" on your coin. For example, look at the "M" in "AMERICA" in relationship to the rays.

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  • HyperionHyperion Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭
    I dont know the coin, just a BIN on ebay.. I always looked for this for type and thought the price was ok (with rebate).. but my gut said something looked strange about the example but I wasn't sure if I was overanalyzing...

    PASS.
  • pendragon1998pendragon1998 Posts: 2,070 ✭✭✭
    If in doubt, wait and another one will come that you're more comfortable with.
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Josh has a nice example for sale at civitasgalleries.com
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