What's new

I Believe I found My Second Counterfeit 8 Reale

Hill Billy

Bronze Member
Joined
Jun 3, 2007
Messages
1,769
Reaction score
76
Golden Thread
0
Detector(s) used
Whites XLT
Primary Interest:
Other
I went back to the site where I dug the colonial shoe buckle frame last week hoping to find some more goodies. There is so much iron at this site that I think targets are being masked. I must have pulled 50 lbs of iron out yesterday. I haven't found one button yet :dontknow:. I dug three lantern wicks and what I thought was just some round piece of junk, rang up in the pewter range. In the pouch it went. I hunted for 4 hours and that was all I came home with. Last night I started cleaning the pewter disc and it was slow going. Well today I picked at it some more when I started seeing what I thought was a shield, then a pillar, it was then I realized it was a Counterfeit 8. This is my second counterfeit 8 I've found and funny thing is they were found about 3 miles from one another. They must have been some counterfeiting folks back in the day around these parts. Hopefully everyone can see what I'm seeing on this coin, it's hard to see it straight on but when the glare is right it seems pretty obvious to me. The obverse is shot out worste than the reverse. Let me know what you people think :thumbsup:
Thanks,

HB
 

Attachments

  • Counterfeit 8 Reales 001.webp
    Counterfeit 8 Reales 001.webp
    58.1 KB · Views: 1,083
  • Counterfeit 8 Reales 002.webp
    Counterfeit 8 Reales 002.webp
    55.9 KB · Views: 1,082
  • Counterfeit 8 Reales 003.webp
    Counterfeit 8 Reales 003.webp
    53.7 KB · Views: 1,055
Upvote 0
Looks like a lead seal to me.
Trade you a nice wheaty for it?
Newt
 
Counterfeit coins are actually kind a cool! HH, Mike
 
Interesting 8 Reale fake ! :thumbsup:
H
 

Users who are viewing this thread

Back
Top Bottom