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    Need help with 1709 Reale

    I got an email from an expert on these coins - Dan Sedwick - and he said it's almost certainly a fake being that far off on the weight. He also...
    Post by: vintshave, Feb 23, 2015 in forum: World Coins
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    Need help with 1709 Reale

    Thanks for the reference. I weighed my coin and it is underweight (4.20 g), but the coin shows no signs that I can see of being cast or "modern."...
    Post by: vintshave, Feb 22, 2015 in forum: World Coins
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    Need help with 1709 Reale

    Are there any "dead givaways" of a fake cob I can use to protect myself? Also, I checked some of the links that you gave me and none of them have...
    Post by: vintshave, Feb 20, 2015 in forum: World Coins
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    Need help with 1709 Reale

    Hi, I'm really new to Spanish coins and I just received this cob in a lot of other coins. The problem is that I don't know how to read it. So I...
    Thread by: vintshave, Feb 20, 2015, 8 replies, in forum: World Coins