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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 24815723, member: 110226&quot;]Interesting.&nbsp; Are you sure the metal is lead?&nbsp; I say this because a number of salvaged 1740 MF 4 reales (your coin is not an 8 reales based on the photo) have appeared on the market for the past several years.&nbsp; I assume they are from a specific salvage, but not specified in the listings I have encountered.</p><p><br /></p><p>A simple test for lead is to rub the edge of the coin on paper.&nbsp; Lead is quite soft so there should be a grey streak.&nbsp; What is the coin&#039;s weight?&nbsp; What is the edge detail like?&nbsp; A cast can never, in my experience, even come close to the floral design.</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t imagine anyone making a modern copy out of lead, and the surfaces of your coin certainly show poor detail, I my guess is that it is contemporary, made to fool the casual, unsuspecting individual.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>However, if the coin is actually silver, then it is quite likely that it came from this salvaged group of 4 reales coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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