ISABEL 2,1837. on the reverse a sheild with a crown on top and a chain around the sheild linking the crown.written around the coin ,REYNA DE LAS ESPANAS ,at the bottom, .M. .C.L. on the front, ISABEL 2 PORLA GRACIA DE DIOSY LA COSTITUCION .1837. with a head of isabel with her hair in a bun. CAROLUS 111 ,1772 on the reverse is a sheild with R S on the left and a CF under the 8 on the right.the writing around the coin is, HISPANIARUM.REX. On the front of the coin is a bust and the writing,CAROLUS 111.DEI.G. .1772. both coins have tested + for being silver and are in uncirculated condition.please use the link below to see pic`s.please help with info and value,thankyou.http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/becokacoins/Misc/Real1.jpg http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a144/becokacoins/Misc/Rreal2.jpg
Sorry the link did not work for me. The thumb nail looks like the coin has luster and looks very nice with some old time crust in there too.
What I usually do is put my photos on another site like photobucket.com. Then they provide a link that I copy that starts with and past it in the thread. Seems to work a lot better than uploading an image here.
The image link you posted above is polluted with image tags. Appears this is the same image file that you have posted in your album, but the one in the album is also quite small.
Don't know the value, but dude don't clean your coins! Coins that old should be left alone. There should be a patina on them.
Please do elaborate! I would like to know how to spot one if I run across them. is it because they don't have a Mexico City MM?
Not at all, both coins are supposed to have been minted in Spain, not one of the colonial mints. But if you just compare them with genuine coins, it becomes somewhat obvious. They "look" wrong.
The 1837 IS a Fake Yes, the 1837 Isabella II Spanish 20 reales is a fake. Her image looks wrong. I'll bet you find that it weighs only about 25 grams! Please see a real one at http://www.coindatabase.com/coin_detail_pesetas.php?cdb=R200005 Bill
Ditto I have never seen these designs before but the look of the coin on first glance just looks wrong.
I'll mimic what you guys said... they just look wrong. Some fakes are a lot easier to spot than others.
