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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jgenn, post: 5243090, member: 78525&quot;]This is the major visible anomaly.&nbsp; Diagonal cut marks are not likely to be a result of the stamping of the blank from the fillet.&nbsp; Adjustment for excess weight was typically done by filing across the surface of the blank.&nbsp; I suppose a blank with metal spurs from a poor stamp might get filed along the edge, but it would have to be a severe enough case to interfere with the upsetting and edging -- a process that would normally crush out any edge issues with the pressure from the edging mill. </p><p><br /></p><p>The big problem with 8 reales of this time period is that they were counterfeited by operations that used similar, but often not identical, manufacturing techniques.&nbsp; These are hard to spot but they generally cheated on the silver content by as little as 5%.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suggest a specific gravity test to see if it measures as a 90% silver coin should.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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