1804 Peru 8 Reales -- Real? Silver Counterfeit? Fake? Old? New?

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I would appreciate comments about this coin that was my deceased uncle's. I know these are commonly counterfeit or fake, but I do think this one is silver. Here's what I've measured:
Diameter -- 39.3 mm
Thickness -- 2.5mm
Weight -- 26.38g
Specific Gravity --10.185
Interaction with a moving rare earth magnet -- it reacts like my other higher silver content coins, moving as the magnet moves along near it.

I've included observe, reverse, and two edge pictures. Thanks for any input.
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Looks funny, but it has had the crap polished out of it and its too bad, I can't blow your photo up to get a good look. Try the ice test


I would be interested in this, real or fake, but I dont think much of value because of how polished it is, and holed.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins
Here are some larger images I was able to make with my scanner. Thanks for the input. Since the coin was my uncle's I plan to hang on to it.
It looks real, just been polished to oblivion, the hole is also very old, it wasn't made with a drill bit. Still an interesting coin, enjoy.
Taking a break from swapping for a while, but still interested in pre 1799 Spanish coins, I will make time for that!

Looking for pre 1783 coins

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