Mexico Dollar 8 Reales 1874 Fake Coin

Obv: Sea urchin with text, REPUBLICA MEXICANA.

You can see the details are sharp as if it was very much just been minted.

Rev: 8 R(eales), M(exico City), 1874, B.H. 10D 20G, with another text LIBERTAD.

Silver will not produce this type of colour and oxidation. Only nickel (or cupro-nickel) produce the oxidation color.

This coin is also known as Ringgit Janek, Ringgit Geroda, Ringgit Matahari. Yesterday, from an auction site, I found this coin and interested into getting it for my research purpose. I pay the sum of RM150.00 but only to find this coin is fake.

So, collector who has found this type of coin, please be careful. It may look authentic, and the mint may look very perfect. At one glance, it looks to be genuine, but after looking at it thoroughly, it doesn't take long for me to differentiate it as fake coin. It is not silver, but I assume it is cupro-nickel. The details look very perfect, to which the coin of this year should have wore somewhere - but this coin does not have any trace of wearing.

I have to return it to the seller, I am not saying the seller is selling fake coin, but his/her source maybe selling to him/her this fake coin.

I would say, please be careful to everyone because spending money, a serious big money on something not worth it, is SO SUCH A WASTE.

Spanish Silver Dollar - 8 Reales

Spanish Silver Dollar - Bust Coin.

Coin side.

Reverse side.

Obverse side.

The bust image is Charles IV of Spain, and the exergue is 1798, not 1794 as shown. It is one of my most valuable coin to date. Minted in Mexico City.

This coin used to circulate in Peninsular, especially northern state - Pattani, Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan and Penang - and known as "Rial", taken from its real name - "8 Reales". It is the official currency of the world at that time, and accepted by almost every government.

(I have spend money from my salary to pay for this, quite expensive!)