Atocha Coin I found in FLorida

i need help identifying this coin does anyone know about this coin?
it looks just like the coin in pirates of the carribean3 its crazy not the skull coin the other one.

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Welcome to the forum, and, yup, it is a fake.

 

how is it a fake if i found it on the beach with my metal detecter?

 

Replica...

 

I found two pieces of Spanish gold on a NY beach with my detector, and there is no dount that they were not genuine, nor even gold.

 

well that sucks lol.

 

yup, my minelab still picks up stuff like that too. i have found some cool gold and silver coins but more fake tha real. still a treasure in someones eyes.

 

how do they make fake coins?

 

As replicas go, its not very good

 

how do they make fake coins? and how can u guys tell a fake one from a real one?

 

They cast them. This coin appears to be VERY poorly cast...softness of details, how metal has poored into places it isnt supposed to be, real sloppy facsimile of the actual coin type...I dont even think they used a real one as a model but just copied it roughly by hand.

 

Fake coins are made any number of ways. You can make a mold of a genuine and cast fake coins. These cast fakes typically have small air pockets that give them away. You can make dies and strike fake coins. There are several ways to make dies from a genuine coin (e.g., spark erosion and impact transfer).

 

How do they make them? There are many books explaining the process, and many different ways.

How to tell: In this instance the coin is apparent -- but it is easiest when you can compare it to a real one.
As far as how to tell, like I said above-- there are probably dozens of books including an ANA training course on spotting fakes.
Some are easier than others, I have a fake 1967 quarter, made of lead. The color is 'off' and there is no copper on the rim. Plus when you drop it, it thuds, it should give a ring tone.

 

Atocha Coins

I saw a few coins that came off the Atocha recently. They were in a glass display case at the Diamonds International on St. Thomas. They didn't have a price tag on them, so I'm not even sure they were for sale. If they were, it was a case of "if you have to ask, you can't afford it."

 

A few years ago my family stayed at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando, Fl. There was a Mel Fisher shop there with coins and jewelry from the Atocha. My son and I were not into coin collecting yet, but it was fascinating to look at the treasure that was recovered from the Atocha. They took out a large gold bar and let my son hold it. We took a picture of it for "show and tell" at his school. I wish I had bought some gold at the time, but I didn't know what to buy.

 

when i flick the coin it makes a ringing sound lol.

 

theres a mel fisher museum 40mim from here im bringing my coin there. i will post the news!