Can you help identify?

what is it? is it real or fake? is it worth anything?

 

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4 reales Spanish Carolus 1788.

http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/world-coin-prices.aspx?category=8038&worldcoinid=28594

 

I notice mine has differnt mint marks. I couldnt find any info on those mint marks

 

I saw that too, but I'm only on my phone so its harder for me to navigate the NGC site.

 

From what i can tell i would say original ,though in this condition you will not get much of a premium over melt because it has 2 holes and its worn to hell, also their were die variations that will explain your marks !! if you got like 20 bucks that would be a lot for it !!

 

my bad its Mexico. Here it is:

http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/world-coin-prices.aspx?category=13646&worldcoinid=46078

 

Have you weighed it?

If genuine, it's pretty worn, and tbe holes are the coup de grace insofar as its condition goes. Sometimes holes are made so that a coin can be worn, and other times they constitute a cancellation to indicate the coin is a counterfeit.

 

Cmon, the holes give it character. King Charles IV could of made those holes.

 

It weighs 13.1 grams. It appears to be silver.

 

hahaha maybe George washington did and it was his good luck charm

 

13.5g is where it should've been when new. Wear and the holes may well account for the variance. Supposing it's real, its condition issues make for a coin that will command only a very slight premium over its bullion value.

 

is it spanish or mexican?

 

Spanish, as indicated by the crowned M mintmark. KM# 431.1