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Message:: [QUOTE="RomanTheRussian, post: 186111, member: 7539"]Hi Everyone, Nice examples of my second favorite subject (first being original portrait 8 reales). I would like to add a contemporary counterfeit piece to the post, as well: <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/romamart/coin/Mexico-1842-ZS-8R.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> The above coin is an original 1842, Style 1, Zacatecas 8 Reales. It's a member of the production of this mint in the first couple months of 1842 - before they converted to the Coin Axis orientation. The die style is the one used 1825-1842. It was changed in 1842 to a different design. Here's the later design, Style 2, (image courtesy of Novacoins). Notice the head of the snake, head and feathers of the eagle, location of the rays... <img src="http://www.pixiad.com/~novacoins/databasefoto/mes8r1842fals.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> Here's the counterfeit: Notice the reversed superscript "s" in "Zs", "Ds" and "Gs" and the "hand-cut" features of the eagle (head, snake, feather pattern). <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v102/romamart/coin/Mexico-1842-ZS-8R-CF1.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> ~Roman[/QUOTE]