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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 7956470, member: 24314&quot;]Hiddendragon, asked: &quot;How do you know if they are contemporary? I have this 1879 Mexican 8 reales that I know is fake, but I don&#039;t know if it&#039;s contemporary or modern day. I bought it when I was just getting started buying coins and had no idea what I was doing. The metal is very gray and the details are really bad. I don&#039;t know if it was intended to fool Mexicans in the 1880s or collectors today. I&#039;m also concerned about what it might be made of. Knowing it is a fake I gave it to my kid to play with, but if it&#039;s lead then I don&#039;t want him having it obviously.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Long time experienced collectors can usually tell by the &quot;look&quot; of the coin, its composition and the way it was made.&nbsp; If the piece comes from a very old collection, this is helpful too.&nbsp; Yours looks contemporary and as such is probably worth much more to an &quot;advanced&quot; collector than a genuine.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard of these peices being bid to over $100.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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