Real or fake?

Looks like this coin
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces59800.html
But mine has 88 where the date should be.

Looks like it is silver. 6.3g 29mm

The provenance would be interesting.
There are a lot of "pirate coins".
A good site to contact is this:
https://www.sedwickcoins.com/fake_cobs.htm

It looks like a (16)88 sea salvage Bolivia 2 Reales KM# 24

Hi,

sorry but it's a fake, the weight does not match for 4 reales

It's not a 4 reales, it is a 2 reales and .4 grams underweight is acceptable for a sea salvage coin due to saltwater erosion.

Цитата: "Bminc625"​It's not a 4 reales, it is a 2 reales and .4 grams underweight is acceptable for a sea salvage coin due to saltwater erosion.

​It would have to be a 4 reales struck on a 2 reales planchet. The coin says "4" in two places.

It is possible, but I would be wary. It is just too incidental that both 4s are visible.

Also check to see if any Spanish Colonial mint had an "L" assayer for 1688.

Цитата: "halfdisme"​

Цитата: "Bminc625"​It's not a 4 reales, it is a 2 reales and .4 grams underweight is acceptable for a sea salvage coin due to saltwater erosion.

​​It would have to be a 4 reales struck on a 2 reales planchet. The coin says "4" in two places.
​
​It is possible, but I would be wary. It is just too incidental that both 4s are visible.
​
​Also check to see if any Spanish Colonial mint had an "L" assayer for 1688.

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Now I am puzzled. It has the weight of the KM# 24 2 Reales. It has the markings (4) of the KM# 25 4 Reales.
Is it possible they used a 2 Reales coin and made it into a 4 Reales coin?