Just bought this for $35 please tell me its worth more than that in this condition or how can I tell if its fake or real?
Someone on Craigslist I have their cell phone number should I contact them and tell them Whats up ? Can I contact the police? I am so upset
it doesn't even look like silver to me. you should probably familiarize yourself with what certain coins should look like before you get involved. google images will show you the difference. I would personally never buy any coins from craigslist
I don't think you need to go that far! Is this a coin you were looking for? Do you collect these type of coins? Do you know how to look up information when deciding to make a purchase? What did the seller tell you. Maybe they thought is was real and they didn't know if it was fake or real... for $35.00 you didn't lose out that much... but if you paid what it really is worth which is anywhere from $250.00 - $300.00 then you would of really lost out!
This one is from a different mint and date but it's what a genuine coin of that type would like like. Compare it to yours -
Absolutely fake. Sorry. Here you have some 8 reales https://www.cointalk.com/threads/8-reales-spanish-empire-and-peninsulars-for-all.258294/
Yes we do, even after decades of collecting. I could probably retire a few years earlier if I'd never made a poor purchase or selling decision. It's just the cost of learning. Just don't make the same mistake twice, or it really hurts.
The obverse is clearly a horrible fake. I am not even a world coins guy and I could see that immediately.
