Silver plated coin 1779

pine3874

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• Mar 12, 2012

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I found this silver plated coin today and was wondering if someone could ID it.
Looks like is was made to be a pendant because of the hole. Also, how should I clean it and is it worth anything? Thanks

 

Voriax

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• Mar 12, 2012

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Interesting. Looks like in the past someone did dabble at counterfeiting coins. That's supposed to be Charles III era silver reale...check here for starters.
http://www.counterfeitcoins.com/marc-8reales/Counterfeit-Spanish-Milled-Dollars.html

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WildDigger

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• Mar 12, 2012

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I knew it was a Reale of some sort.. Fake or not it is a cool coin.

 

sectshun8

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• Mar 12, 2012

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Looks like an old counterfeit at that, which can still be collectible... cool coin