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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scotts1, post: 4294386, member: 70186&quot;]Hey everyone, </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking for some opinions from more experienced collectors on this 1783 8 Reales coin.&nbsp; My dad bought it many years ago as a novelty because the seller said it was a fake.&nbsp; He doesn&#039;t remember what (if anything) the seller said was the giveaway.&nbsp; After looking at it for the first time in years, I&#039;m wondering if it could possibly be real.&nbsp; I doubt it, given the what the seller said - but you never know!</p><p><br /></p><p>It weighs 24.3 grams, which is a little off but I read that shipwreck coins are sometimes underweight.&nbsp; The edge design has been mostly worn smooth.&nbsp; I tried to get decent pictures but it didn&#039;t turn out very well.&nbsp; The orientation of the obverse and reverse is correct. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t see any obvious signs of a forgery, but I don&#039;t know very much about these either.&nbsp; Any opinions or knowledge would be appreciated![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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