Aside from all the questionable 8 Reales of all dates coming from overseas , the 1760 Mexico City Carlos III is a problem coin. It was copied in large numbers over 40 years ago in the U.S.A.. So unlike the...
There are a couple of things that come to mind when I see the seemingly endless supply of 8 Reale coins appearing on e.bay , usually from the same group of dealers. Firstly I recall a television documentary...
It is hard to detect many of the fakes and copies listed these days. One easy one is the 1776 "FF" Mexico city 8 reales. To start , all the 8 reales of that time were minted with a Mint Mark and Assayers...