Books on Counterfeit Spanish Reales

[coppercop 0]

Hello--I have a big new interest in Contemporary Counterfeit coinage of both the UK(as it relates to American Colonial usage), and Spanish/Mexican coinage, again, relating to use either in America, or, in Country of origin..The Reales interest me highly.

I'm posting to ask if any members know of any older books, publications, periodicals, special bulletins, etc..that may help me in my passion for fakes

I did pin down 1 article in the 1974 Numismatic Chronicle, by Terry, K.W. & Laeter, J.R., Titled "X-ray diffraction analysis of grain size as a method of detection of reproductions among seventeenth-century Spanish silver reales"...if someone has this copy for sale, or, would like to copy just this article, and let me pay to have it sent here(California/USA), I would appreciate it. And, if any other articles from years by from this publication may be of interest, please advise..somehow, I need to find a Master-List of what has been published in those documents, over the years.

I have a gentleman in New Jersey who uses the X-Ray Machines to anaylize fakes, and, he has been mentoring me along...the learning is off the charts, and, very exciting..

So far I have about 7 good-specimen fakes(not modern, or fantasy) in my collection...I know Seuk in here is very helpful, if I spelled his name right.

Key words: Evasive Non-Regal Contemporary Counterfeit Simulated Fake Forgery Altered Colonial

Thanks so much

Calvin G.

[azda 979]

Hello--I have a big new interest in Contemporary Counterfeit coinage of both the UK(as it relates to American Colonial usage), and Spanish/Mexican coinage, again, relating to use either in America, or, in Country of origin..The Reales interest me highly.

I'm posting to ask if any members know of any older books, publications, periodicals, special bulletins, etc..that may help me in my passion for fakes

I did pin down 1 article in the 1974 Numismatic Chronicle, by Terry, K.W. & Laeter, J.R., Titled "X-ray diffraction analysis of grain size as a method of detection of reproductions among seventeenth-century Spanish silver reales"...if someone has this copy for sale, or, would like to copy just this article, and let me pay to have it sent here(California/USA), I would appreciate it. And, if any other articles from years by from this publication may be of interest, please advise..somehow, I need to find a Master-List of what has been published in those documents, over the years.

I have a gentleman in New Jersey who uses the X-Ray Machines to anaylize fakes, and, he has been mentoring me along...the learning is off the charts, and, very exciting..

So far I have about 7 good-specimen fakes(not modern, or fantasy) in my collection...I know Seuk in here is very helpful, if I spelled his name right.

Key words: Evasive Non-Regal Contemporary Counterfeit Simulated Fake Forgery Altered Colonial

Thanks so much

Calvin G.

Seuk is also a big collector of these types (Not Spanish though) maybe you want to PM him and ask what he has and where he may have bought

[TomGoodheart 403]

Rob here has a good stock of numismatic literature both for his own use and through his shop (RPCoins). Maybe pm him and see if he has a copy of the article? I've always found him most helpful.

Alternatively I see there's a copy on UK ebay but it's a lot to buy the whole year for one article .. Numismatic Chronicle 1974

[bagerap 706]

"I have a gentleman in New Jersey who uses the X-Ray Machines to anaylize fakes, and, he has been mentoring me along...the learning is off the charts, and, very exciting.."

I think you'll find that the gentleman in New Jersey is working with others on what will hopefully be the definitive book on contemporary circulating counterfeit Mexican silver. Not sure if it's expected late this year or early next year.

Excellent mentor to have.