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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 885795, member: 112&quot;]There are a couple of things that bother me about the coin. One is the closing loops on the 0s and the 8. They are extremely exaggerated from known genuine examples. Another is the 8 petaled floret above the date, that most definitely should not be there. (see pic below)</p><p><br /></p><p>While forets were sometimes used as stops on Spanish colonial coinage at the various mints, they were typically 6 petaled florets, not 8. And they had very specific placements. None of those placements would be in this location. It is the distance from the rim that gives it away. Also, these florets were used much earlier and I know of none of the top of my head that were used in this series. They were all on the Pillar &amp; Waves series.</p><p><br /></p><p>It also looks like the coin has either a re-cut date, or a re-punched date. I&#039;m not at home where I can get to my books right now to confirm it, but I don&#039;t recall any RPDs for this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, for the reasons stated I am suspicious of the coin. </p><p><br /></p><p>peanut - can you get this coin weighed ? Take it to a jewelry store and they can do it for you. You need the weight in this form - xx.xx grams. That would also help confirm if it is genuine or not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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