Assistance requested identifying 1795 Spanish coin

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Assistance requested identifying 1795 Spanish coin

#1 Unread post by KwisatzHaderach »

I inherited this coin from my late grandfather. It appears to be a Spanish colonial real but I haven't found another coin that has the reverse. It's a bit larger than an American quarter and sounds like it's silver.

Is this just an old necklace piece, a token/medallion, or is it a real coin? Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
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Obverse - Carolus IIII DEI GRATIA
Obverse - Carolus IIII DEI GRATIA
Reverse - All seeing eye with initials D L H
Reverse - All seeing eye with initials D L H

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Many would call these a "Love Token"…

The reverse here has been altered/engraved to be given as a gift to the individual with the initials DLW
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Paul wrote: Sun Feb 13, 2022 2:15 pm Many would call these a "Love Token"…

The reverse here has been altered/engraved to be given as a gift to the individual with the initials DLW
I agree, love token.
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Looking closer at the obverse, this is what they called a "Pin Back", which was worn on the lapel.
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#5 Unread post by Earle42 »

I agree.
Common grading company shortcomings & resulting co$tly mi$take$ to collectors (using Kennedy No FG halves):
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#6 Unread post by KwisatzHaderach »

Thank you all for the assistance!

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