Something smells fishy ...

[TwoKopeiki]

Looking at this coin makes me go "hmmmmmm".

 

At first glance - 1842 8Reales, but it has medal alignment! Looked through Krause and didn't see anything that would indicate that it should be anything other than standard coin alignment. Did I miss anything? Fake?

 

Thanks in advance,

 

2Kopeiki.

 

 

[Jazzy]

To the best of my knowledge, those coins were made with a medal turn.

 

A medal turn is in fact, far more common in foreign coins than a coin turn.

[TwoKopeiki]

What throws me off is that all of my other "cap and rays" are coin alignment.

 

[shirohniichan]

The denticles look odd. I'll have to look at the ones I have to see if they're off and a sign of a fake.

[TwoKopeiki]

I attributed that to a bit of an off-center strike, or just poor minting. Zacatecas Mint was not too greatly concerned with quality in mid-1800s. It appears to be silver and no other material can be seen "bleeding through" the worn part of the eagle.