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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JLASS, post: 7939591, member: 122189&quot;]Hello all,</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m hoping to “ask the experts” with regard to two coins. I’m a a generalist when it comes to collecting, often picking up type examples of various ancient and world coins. As a result, while I try to learn as much as I can before purchasing, I’m not an expert in any area. I just recently acquired two world gold coins - an 1820 Spain 2 Escudos and a 1792 Portugal 6400 Reis. I have tried to find all the information I could before bothering y’all.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Both were acquired from a collector in Portugal - my first transaction with this seller.&nbsp; His photos were good quality (I included two of them, plus my photos). I paid what I think is a reasonable price and can share it if useful. I’m thinking these coins are genuine, but would you folks mind letting me know your brief thoughts to see if you agree re authenticity? I’ve tried to provide decent pictures of both, including a couple of high-magnification photos. One thing I did find potentially a touch odd was the diameter of these coins.&nbsp; The 2 escudos is around 21.3mm or so, with mass of between approx. 6.7- 6.736 grams while the 6400 Reis is between approx. 31.2mm-31.8mm or so (seems slightly out of round depending on where measured) and with a mass of approx. 14.36-14.395 grams. Weights appear in range, even slightly heavy, but the diameters of both seem to be a bit smaller than published figures. They fit in lighthouse quadrum intercept holders of 22mm and 32mm respectively, without falling through freely or rattling, which I think is a good sign, but neither is a tight fit, and the 6400 Reis seems to make contact in the insert best on the horizontal axis (which makes sense since that’s the orientation with the largest diameter), with tiny touches of light poking through on top and bottom.&nbsp; Apologies for all that detail, but hopefully some of it will be useful. Any thoughts would be much appreciated; I know they aren’t in the finest shape, but I’d be grateful for thoughts/backup re authenticity. If there are additional photos or pieces of information you could use, please let me know. Thank you in advance! [ATTACH=full]1373915[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373916[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373917[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373918[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373919[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373921[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373922[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373923[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1373924[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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