Gold Spanish Cob

[eclipsegt3]

Need some help id'ing this coin.. . The thickness is the same as a dime.. Any thoughts

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ive re-tested the coin several times.. the scratch on the stone does nothing with 10k acid test solution .....but 14k solution turns it green

 

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[leprechaun]

When you put the solution on the gold marks on stone.If it is gold, the color should not turn green, it should stay the same color gold.

 

[Mackaydon]

A real Spanish cob gold coin would be between 92 and 93% fine; ergo,..........
Don........

 

[Moe (fl)]

What you have looks like a copy of the FERDINAND & ISABELLA coin (Catholic Kings). The shield is of CASTILE AND LÉON
in Spain.

There are several mints and were made in 1-reale, 2-reales, 4-reales silver cobs between 1469-1516.

The 1-reale is about 23-27mm in diameter and 3.1gr
The 2-reale is about 32-32.5mm in diameter and 6.4gr
The 4-reales is about 1.25 inch in diameter and 13.7 gr

I have only seen these coins in silver. I have never seen one in gold. I wonder if yours could be a brass or billon (silver alloy).

 

[cuzcosquirrel]

Moe has got it. It's probably a cast lift copy of a silver 4 reals with the galley reverse.