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<p>[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 4288788, member: 22"]I believe this coin to be a contemporary forgery.</p><p>This means it was forged nearer to the original date rather than in the last 50 years.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a very commonly forged coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are subtle differences to a real one.</p><p><br /></p><p>The "D" should not be touching the forehead and after IIII there should be a dot, yours looks like an o</p><p><br /></p><p>It may be a silver plated copper coin.</p><p>There are many to compare on Google Images</p><p><a href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=8+reales+mexico+1807&sxsrf=ALeKk00jlMjpVTzA7FFMQOqrI5Je2jQ2Fg:1628884622538&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAlLmK5K7yAhUPY8AKHUf1AucQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=939&bih=589" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=8+reales+mexico+1807&sxsrf=ALeKk00jlMjpVTzA7FFMQOqrI5Je2jQ2Fg:1628884622538&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAlLmK5K7yAhUPY8AKHUf1AucQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=939&bih=589" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=8+reales+mexico+1807&sxsrf=ALeKk00jlMjpVTzA7FFMQOqrI5Je2jQ2Fg:1628884622538&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAlLmK5K7yAhUPY8AKHUf1AucQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=939&bih=589</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]344976[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="daveydempsey, post: 4288788, member: 22"]I believe this coin to be a contemporary forgery. This means it was forged nearer to the original date rather than in the last 50 years. It is a very commonly forged coin. There are subtle differences to a real one. The "D" should not be touching the forehead and after IIII there should be a dot, yours looks like an o It may be a silver plated copper coin. There are many to compare on Google Images [URL]https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=8+reales+mexico+1807&sxsrf=ALeKk00jlMjpVTzA7FFMQOqrI5Je2jQ2Fg:1628884622538&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiAlLmK5K7yAhUPY8AKHUf1AucQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=939&bih=589[/URL] [ATTACH=full]344976[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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