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Originally Posted by hspepke  Hello,
I hope nobody minds if a new subscriber adds an observation...
I have what I now am sure is one of the counterfeit 1772 8 Reales with the dots over the LM mint marks. I've noticed on mine, and the other coins that are considered not genuine, that they all do not have the dot between the HISPAN and ET, as the real Reales in your referenced pictures seem to possess.
On the other hand, the book Eight Reales and Pesos of the New World shows a 1772 two-dot with possibly (poor, hard to see pictures) no dot between HISPAN and ET either! Could there be a third variation here?
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Had me going for a while there, I looked and looked and looked - but could not find the coin the you reference. But I was looking in the 2nd edition. Then I checked the 1st edition of the book you mention.
Yeah, they do have a pic of the 1772 Lima coin. But the one they picture there only has a dot above the L on the left side - there is no dot above the L on the right. This is exactly like the 1771 Lima coin. And there is no dot between N & E, on either the '71 or the '72. And it is a known variety as mentioned.
So check your coin again and make sure if there is or is not a dot above that second L. And post pics of your coin if you can.
