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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;daveydempsey, post: 201838, member: 22&quot;]2 Reales, I don`t see a mintmark which should be in the monogram but that appears worn.</p><p>It could be from any of the colonial mints in Mexico, Peru even the Philippines.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a heavily counterfeited coin by the Chinese.</p><p><br /></p><p>Two important tests to be sure it is a real Reale.</p><p>It should weigh 6.766 grams, no more, a tiny bit less is allowed due to wear.</p><p>Buy a Rare Earth Magnet, they are cheap on the internet.</p><p>Place an Aussie non silver copper/nickel 50 cents at an angle and the magnet will not adhere to it, it will just slide off fast.</p><p>Put it on the subject coin and if genuine silver it will slide off gradually.</p><p>There are numerous videos on YouTube explaining testing silver coins with a REM.</p><p>I`ve just tested a suspect US Half Dollar from 1854 and it was fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Warning :</p><p>Never place a REM near to a moblle phone or car remote, it will wipe the memory.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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