Pieces of Eight - Real or Impostor

[Michael Small]

Metal Detecting on the beach I found what appears to be a real Piece of Eight. What is the best way to find out if it is real or not. Thanks for your help.

 

[smallfoot]

Good clear close-up pics and a size/weight reference posted here will get lots of results!

 

[Mackaydon]

Welcome to treasurenet !!
Showing us a pic of both sides might help.
Don......

 

[Radon]

Sounds good! We want pictures!

 

[islamoradamark]

Welcome to Treasure Net

 

[crashbandicoot]

Definitely welcome,a wealth of knowledge here.if we can,t identify it,it probably ain,t gonna get IDed.

 

[bfloyd4445]

no pix?

 

[ARC]

***YAWN***

 

[RTR]

Saw this thread yesterday and...still no pix. ?

 

[Georgia Placer]

Looks to be worth about tree fiddy.

 

[SD51]

Kinda looks like a bladeless knife without a handle...

 

[islamoradamark]

Welcome to Treasure net

 

[crashbandicoot]

Looks to be worth about tree fiddy.

Spoken in true Georgian!

 

[Michael Small]

Pix were attached to a new thread.. sorry for confusion.. Had trouble locating my camera.

 

[Mackaydon]

Here are the OP's pics:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/659652-pieces-eight-real-impostor.html
Don.....

 

[bfloyd4445]

Here are the OP's pics:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/659652-pieces-eight-real-impostor.html
Don.....

What is it made of? Looks to me like one of the tourist recreations i bought for my son in England back in 1976. Not roan because the numbering is wrong and 731 iust to old to be spanish. You need to ascertain the type of metal then have a lab analyze a smear to determine possible origin to know if real or not.

 

[ARC]

Answers in your other thread.