Counterfeit 1764 2 Reales

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Hunted my 1764 1 Real site today. Most of my finds came from a high grass area I had been avoiding. Got the usual colonial finds including some toasted coppers, a complete bit boss and a sweet little clog clasp with some fancy on it. Also got what looks like another piece of the sword hilt but easily my favorite was the counterfeit but more likely facsimile button. Cool find either way
 

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Thats a rare one toasted....I can see the faintest of pillars and globes !! Very nice,congrats buddy !!
 

Very nice find
 

Toasted congratulations that’s a good find,,try to get back soon
 

Nice work toasted. The more I see/ read about counterfeit coins, the more I like them. Congrats!
 

Nice find there Toasted! Counterfeits are always an interesting addition to the display case.
 

Hey toasted I might be right there with you not too long ago I got a 1760 1 reale two pillar it looked pewter color and then went up put it in lemon juice it came out dark and I could see a little traces of the silver what do you think?PNG image.png
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Outstanding find!! Only counterfeits I ever find are KGII’s, I think I found 3 last year. Nice job!!
 

In leaning more towards this being a facsimile button. No evidence of a shank threw me off at first
 

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That’s a great find! A year or two ago I got a big 8 down here but it was so toasted no detail remained except for the line/dot edge design
 

lots of old counterfeits out there - but Ive have found some colonial silver i thought was counterfeit but turned out to be fire coins
 

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