Fake or real?

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I am referring to this page and the main photos. The ones from Stacks Bowers looks odd to me. Mainly the lips but there are many other differences of the two auctions.

 

4 Reales - Charles III (Ascension of Charles III to the throne) - Florida (Spanish) – Numista

Actual auction page

Florida. Proclamation 4 Reales, 1760. | Stacks Bowers

 

I got a request to add another auction to this "one of a kind" and it is much different from the other listing.

1760 Florida Proclamation 4 Reales, Cast Silver, Herrera-56, Grove | Lot #3009 | Heritage Auctions

 

2 different varieties? Weight is different on each one too.

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I think the Heritage Auction example is a contemporary cast copy of the die struck medal depicted in the Stack Bowers pictures.

Looks to me like a “Spanish” restauration was done to it … 
 

Botched Restoration of Jesus Fresco Miraculously Saves Spanish Town

I know nothing about these coins, but I'm pretty sure they cannot be 2 varieties of the same coin
 

Just call me Bram

No new swaps for the moment, still too many half-ongoing swaps to clean up!

BramVB

I know nothing about these coins, but I'm pretty sure they cannot be 2 varieties of the same coin

My thoughts too, which is why I was looking for assistance here.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

Stack's Bowers seems to have sold that piece before

https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-FRNOJ/florida-proclamation-4-reales-1760

 

They also seem to consider it as the same type … strange …

https://archive.stacksbowers.com/?q=6ab2f563-1ee9-4616-9d7c-c2d0b73db1ff

Just call me Bram

No new swaps for the moment, still too many half-ongoing swaps to clean up!

I had thought that this would get more comment.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

I had thought that this would get more comment.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

I had thought that this would get more comment.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

I had thought that this would get more comment.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

Now it does 😉

 

@JLHare i think you might have some page open that is refreshing every few hours (or you started spamming your own post 😮)

Just call me Bram

No new swaps for the moment, still too many half-ongoing swaps to clean up!

i wonder how I did that? Mainly so I don’t do it again.

Referee for Exonumia from United States

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