Ok. So I got this 1 reale in Nicaragua. 1663. Potosi. The problem is it is 4.4 grams. I weighed it on 2 different scales and they agree on 4.4 grams. I acquired it from a local in a very rural town, way off the tourist path. There would be zero market for flogging fakes to gringos where I was. But it is far overweight. Is it a fake? Is it a contemporary fake from the proper time period? I have 4 photos. 2 are before I cleaned it up a bit with electrolysis. And 2 are after I cleaned it up. I got it with 2 other Potosi 1 reale coins. A 1654 (proper weight) and an overweight 1672 (3.8 grams). What do you think?
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