✅ SOLVED What kind of coin is this?

[Mrs.CRH]

My husband & I found this coin in a roll of half dollars. It weighs 8.2 grams. We are not sure what it is or what it's made of. Can anyone help?

 

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[ginnysdaddy]

Gold?? Gold Coins of the 1715 Fleet Nice find!!! Is it real?? Another THer asking. http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/spanish-cobs/26123-destin-beach-find.html

 

[wvwildman]

has it been painted?

 

[Mrs.CRH]

We have no idea....This is how we found it.

 

[smokeythecat]

I am certainly no expert on coins, but it looks to be a modern copy of a Spanish escudo gold coin. A real one in that period would be about 38mm and weigh about 27 grams. The weight gives it away. Boy to find a real one in a half dollar roll would really be something!

 

[CRUSADER]

Copy.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Tourist souvenir. Shiny gold nickle plated pot metal.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I am certainly no expert on coins, but it looks to be a modern copy of a Spanish escudo gold coin. A real one in that period would be about 38mm and weigh about 27 grams. The weight gives it away. Boy to find a real one in a half dollar roll would really be something!

I once spent a Spanish silver reale in a payphone.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

I once spent a Spanish silver reale in a payphone.

OOPS!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

OOPS!

I did in on purpose too . Sounds dumb but I ran out of gas in the middle of nowhere at nite. I walked to a payphone but the only change I had was the silver reale I found. It worked. I made my call.