Help identify this coin

[KenyonFam5]

I am new to this site. Found it while trying to identify this coin. I am sure it is a reproduction (my daughter found it in a safeway check out isle) but we would still love to know what it is and when its from and maybe if there is any info on when it was reproducted. It weighs 10.3g.

 

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[usandthem]

What makes you think it's a reproduction?

 

[Mackaydon]

If real, a Spanish 'cob' coin from the 1500s to 1600s. Do a '180' on the left image for proper alignment. 'S' represents the mint mark. An authentic cob would be about 92% silver. They came in eights (1,2,4 and 8). The eight reales coin is the historic 'piece of eight'. It weighed about 27.5 grams; proportionally less for the lesser values.
Don....

 

[KenyonFam5]

What makes you think it's a reproduction?

I found this while searching for this coin last night...Im just very confused because I have not been able to find another coin ANYWHERE online that looks like this one...AND if it is a reproduction, why can I only find this one listing for just one? Wouldnt there be TONS of them around? Also I want to try to figure out when it was reproduced...Any info on this specific coin I can get is appreciated. I saw that authentic 4 reales weighed approx. 13.2g-13.75g...this one only weighs 10.3g...Authentic reales would have been made out of spanish (or some other sort) of silver and since sterling silver weighs less then other silvers (I think), it would make sense that this is a reproduction...
SORRY FORGOT TO POST THE LINK http://www.etsy.com/listing/75144892/spanish-4-reale-ancient-coin

 

[Mackaydon]

Kenyon,
First, Welcome to Treasure Net !!
You may wish to search through the cob coins here to find one similar to yours; remembering that due to the way they are produced, no two cob coins are identical; one is or both are reproductions.
Spanish cob coins - Google Search
Don.......

 

[KenyonFam5]

Kenyon,
First, Welcome to Treasure Net !!
You may wish to search through the cob coins here to find one similar to yours; remembering that due to the way they are produced, no two cob coins are identical; one is or both are reproductions.
Spanish cob coins - Google Search
Don.......

Thanks. I forgot to post the link to the one I was referring to lol..Just posted it in the above reply

 

[sagittarius98]

since sterling silver weighs less then other silvers (I think)

Sterling silver is 92.5% silver. Cobs were made from 91.7% silver, I think.

 

[Kantuckkeean]

I'd post it in the Spanish Cobs forum. Those guys are dang good.

 

[KenyonFam5]

Is there an admin that can move this thread over to the spanish cob section?

 

[Mackaydon]

I'd say your 'repo' assessment is accurate; design and weight is 'off'.
Don.........