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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ahearn, post: 1247458, member: 18211&quot;]Can&#039;t tell the size of the coin from the photos but it appears to be a 1792 Mexican escudos (gold) of either 1, 2, 4, or 8 escudos(can&#039;t see a number near the shield).</p><p><br /></p><p>There are a lot of replica &quot;pirate coins&quot; made of light-weight metal sold to tourists in Florida and the Caribbean that are of this type, but would normally be stamped &quot;REPLICA&quot; or &quot;COPY&quot; (unless a Chinese fake with no marks).</p><p><br /></p><p>Other than &quot;feeling&quot; the weight, you can measure weight on a digital scale.</p><p><br /></p><p>A real coin of this type is:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;8 escudos - diameter approx 37 mm, weighs 27 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>4 escudos - diameter approx 34 mm, weighs 13.5 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>2 escudos - diameter approx 27 mm, weighs 6.77 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>1 escudos - diameter approx 20 mm, weighs 3.38 grams</p><p><br /></p><p>If it turns out to be real, congratulations (assuming you got it at a good price).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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