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    Looks like a Spanish re al

    I found this over the weekend it was my first hunt of the season and the location was an old elementary school that was torn down sometime in the 80's it looks like a Spanish real but the corrosion around the edges makes me think it's either a fake or replica what do you guys think ?
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    what did it ring up as Carl?? and what exactly is its size ??
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    Looks plated. Can you see the word COPY on it anywhere?
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    Looks like a repro.

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    Hard to tell from the picture because of the corrosion, but I'm not sure if the design is a copy of a real one or just made up? But the fact that the edges are turning that corroded color, I'd think it's fake. Usually they cast them out of cheap metal.
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    I am pretty sure this is a tourist copy sold in flea markets in central and south America. I just watched a youtube video about these

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