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A few years ago a made the dedicated choice to collect and study contemporary circulating counterfeits. While there has been some literature on the more common 8 reales and 2 reales CC pieces, not mu… (View Post)

It's a Mexico city mint 2 reales with what appears to be a merchant counterstamp. I don't see this particular stamp listed in the Brunk catalog that covers these, but that's not a big … (View Post)

I've never claimed to be an expert, those are your words. This is not libel. It's important to question misinformation, just as you obviously believe you are doing in your responses to me. … (View Post)

@Insider2 As you're just going to give me more of the same non-answers as to what makes it fake in your mind besides "everyone knows", I would rather present the evidence. Below are al… (View Post)

All three appear to be a match in even the finer details. I would expect these to have been lost or malformed had a counterfeit been made from a genuine piece. Here is a direct comparison attached. A… (View Post)