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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AussieCollector, post: 3549274, member: 81093&quot;]Hi folks</p><p><br /></p><p>So I purchased an 8 Escudos sometime ago. I bought it at an auction, from a fairly reputable English auction house (never heard any complaints, and they&#039;ve been around for some time).</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a CHILE, Charles IV., 1788-1808, 8 Escudos 1790 DA, Santiago. 26,99g (second one below).</p><p><br /></p><p>I was against one other bidder, and picked it up for a very good price (bullion value), which TBH is really all its worth because of how worn it is (unless you&#039;re super excited by holding historical coins like I am). It has changed hands a number of times (I found it for sale in the mid 2000s, and then again in 2014 doing an archive search).</p><p><br /></p><p>However, I was browsing through numisbids today and stumbled across another coin that it really, really close to being identical. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]943158[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So the worn S and Ds on the obverse aren&#039;t too much out of the ordinary (there are plenty of other 1790-DA 8 Escudos with the same), but the flaw at 9 o&#039;clock is what grabbed my attention. It is not quite identical, but it is really close (slightly different position and size I think). </p><p><br /></p><p>There are some obvious differences in the coins (like the shape, the edge reeding, wear, flattening, indents, and scratches), but the similarities are concerning in my opinion.</p><p><br /></p><p>In terms of the Specific Gravity, it is definitely around the 21 carat mark.</p><p><br /></p><p>What are peoples&#039; thoughts?</p><p><br /></p><p>Worn and flawed die? Or counterfeit? If counterfeit, I might need to alert the auction house.</p><p><br /></p><p>AC[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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