Is this a authentic Reale

[pawnman]

My father in law purchased this for my Mother in law and was told it was an authentic coin but the seller could not tell them any thing else about it. I have posted these in the past and everyone has given me great info. Is it real? if so when was it stuck by who and where could it be a shipwreck coin? Any info I can provide her about it would be awesome. In advance thanks for everyone's help.

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[Diver_Down]

It is a sea-salvaged cob as evidenced by the corrosion on the cross side. Based on the scale of the bezel and cob, I would guess that it is an 8 reales. You would have to weigh it to be sure. It was minted in Potosi and the assayer is Agustin de la Quadra who held the office from 1613 - 1616.

[leprechaun]

Awesome cob.

[b_bob06]

can anyone help identify this?

[Diver_Down]

can anyone help identify this?

A popular known fake. In this version of a cast of a copy, they didn't quite eliminate all the letters of "Copy". 2 picture (cross side) - starting at 4 o'clock and going to 5 o'clock are the letters "op" of copy.