Found this coin and not sure what it is. Can anyone help me out? It looks interesting

[Rmmiller3051]

 

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[KSDirtfisher77]

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Where did you find that swell looking coin? Could you give us some background on it. Where it was found stuff like that. Thanks.

 

[Rmmiller3051]

Where did you find that swell looking coin? Could you give us some background on it. Where it was found stuff like that. Thanks.

To be honest I'm not sure where it came from .I found it in a bag of old coins from my dad.

 

[Red-Coat]

Welcome to Tnet.

Interesting indeed. It looks to be an 8 escudos Hispanic colonial coin struck in Lima, Peru... albeit one of the many modern copies. As such it has no great value I'm afraid. The three digits across the pillars immediately above the waves would be the last three digits of the date, which seem to be 7?8 (for 17?8).

Here's the real thing (in gold), this one dated for 1715 (Philip V):

 

[KSDirtfisher77]

Welcome to Tnet.

Interesting indeed. It looks to be an 8 escudos Hispanic colonial coin struck in Lima, Peru... albeit one of the many modern copies. As such it has no great value I'm afraid. The three digits across the pillars immediately above the waves would be the last three digits of the date, which seem to be 7?8 (for 17?8).

Here's the real thing (in gold), this one dated for 1715 (Philip V):

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Beautiful looking coin. Red-Coat you think you could send me a couple of them coins.🤣😂🤣 Thanks.

 

[Mackaydon]

It's a souvenir 'coin' (repo) supposed to represent an 8-reales (silver) coin minted in Potosi (now Bolivia).
Don in SoCal

 

[Rmmiller3051]

Welcome to Tnet.

Interesting indeed. It looks to be an 8 escudos Hispanic colonial coin struck in Lima, Peru... albeit one of the many modern copies. As such it has no great value I'm afraid. The three digits across the pillars immediately above the waves would be the last three digits of the date, which seem to be 7?8 (for 17?8).

Here's the real thing (in gold), this one dated for 1715 (Philip V):

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Thank you

 

[Old Bookaroo]

Replica coins are supposed to be stamped "COPY" but if one goes on that famous international auction website you can see illegal coins by the hundreds.