IIX Coin/Not sure what the coin says

[kjuarez30349]

My husband found this coin but we are not sure if they mean anything or are worth anything... Any ideas??

 

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[Mackaydon]

Welcome to Treasure Net !!
Spanish crest.
Can you post a pic of the other side;and weigh the coin in grams?
Don......

 

[kjuarez30349]

It weighs 18 grams

 

[coachbedford]

if genuine it's a spanish silver 8 reales (assuming it's bigger than a half dollar) probably of the 1556-1621 variety. If it is genuine and a detector find, that's a 'woweeee!' But...I would get it checked out in person by more than one coin expert because these kinds of "pirate" coins are often faked.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Welcome to the forum! Have the coin checked by a professional as "Mackaydon" said these coins are faked. I hope it turns out to be real!

 

[Mackaydon]

An 8R would weigh about 27 grams; a 4R half of that. Yours, at 18 grams raises my red flag.
Don......

 

[ivan salis]

hum weight is too light for a 8 reale (27/ 28) and too heavy for a 4 reale ( 13.5 / 14) --sadly stongly possible its a fake most likely

 

[Scrappy]

It looks cast and not hammered to me. Wait a little while and some experts should chime in.

Cheers

 

[jerseyben]

How was the coin "found". More details, please.

 

[Nitric]

This may help. I was able to match a few up, down to the details. It's a quick starting point to rule some out.

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