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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paty99, post: 2962095, member: 92387&quot;]Can anyone tell me what I have?</p><p>The coin is styled after an 8 real coin. The obverse has a bust of Charles IIII but the date on the coin is 1777. It was minted in Mexico City with the assayers mark TH which would put it&#039;s minting date in the early 1800s, more in line with the bust on the coin. The back of the coin says 8R but the diameter of the coin is only 33mm making me think it was struck on a 4 real planchet, however the weight of the coin is only 10.5 grams, making it undersized even for a 4 real coin. It is real silver though making me curious as to what it may be.<img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/684/684460-41c5e8d4352c29aa23580ae5aaf067c4.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/data/attachments/684/684462-1bc227544382f56509b0d68c1ff9a4ab.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />I have owned this coin since around 1980 so I know it is not a current counterfeit. Let me know what you think. </p><p>Thanks, Pat[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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