Mexico 1884Zs 8 Reale Counterfeit?
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Picked this coin up from the 'bay and was a little surprised with it when it turned up. The coin is an even flat goldish colour all over, it's not particularly lustrous and doesn't appear to be gold plated. Mass is correct, so is this toning or something else?
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You are probably looking at a counterfeit piece of some sort. Or, I could be waaaaaaay off, and if so, my apologies.
And I think the reason for the "IS" assayer is that on a real coin of that date and mint, the assayer is "JS," but the "J" often looks like an "I" because of the short tail. The counterfeiter must have mistaken it for an "I" when he produced the fake.
There appears to be a slightly raised lip at the rim on the obverse. Genuine coins were not struck with a collar. I doubt their contemporary counterfeits would have been either.
The fabric of the piece also matches that of many Chinese counterfeit of world crowns that I have seen.
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