1750 8 Reales Pillar - what do you think?

I had these photos sent to me earlier of this 1750 8 Reales with the Mexico mint mark. I have never seen the rim look like that before? Authentic???

 

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Over cleaned or fake, I go with fake.

 

way over cleaned.

 

The cleaning doesnt scare me too much since I dont have one of these. I am mostly concerned with it being a fake.

 

that I can't tell you. they have some real pros in here that can tell you for sure...

 

10-4 .... on standby for the experts to arrive!

 

Maybe the polishing was done to disguise the surface roughness from casting.

 

Nothing screams fake to me, but I'm certainly no expert. Regardless if it is real or not, it's heavily scratched on the obverse and has been polished to death. Do yourself a favor and wait for a better example.

 

looks F.A.K.E sorry

 

Hard to say, A whizzing Job for sure.

 

Are the rim serrations normal for this type?

 

That was a potential red flag for me. I have not seen that before.

 

Looks like a cleaned coin to me, only thing that sticks out on the coin is the rim at the 8 position on looking at the obverse.

 

If it is genuine, I like it, and the price is right I may buy it regardless of what I have been "told". My question was about authenticity, not if you would buy it. I dont have anything like this in my collection.

 

I think it's fake. I'd hold off.

 

I too would hold off on buying it.
1. looking totally cleaned polished.
2. you can save up and buy 1 from a very reputable dealer for authenticity.
3. if you go to resell this coin you will be stuck with a problem coin and it will be hard to sell.
4. you asked for opinions. hold out for 1 that does not look cleaned.
5. you will be happier in the future with a problem free coin.

 

It's hard for me to say for certain due to the polish and glare, but I also believe it's authentic.

I know you didn't ask for opinions on buying, but I strongly agree with Spirityoda, especially points 3 and 5. I've purchased a number of bargain (i,e., problem) coins throughout the years that I regret now. However, if you can pick it up for beer money, then why not. But IMO, if you are going spend good money (good money = $100+ for me) on any coin, search for a solid, problem free example.

 

This would be a $20 purchase. It is silver and from the 1700s so I really cant go wrong. Based on the feedback that I've seen I'm assuming that it has a good chance at being authentic