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Rainbow toned 1738-Mo 8 Reales ex Potomac Collection - just won!

Senator32Senator32 Posts: 407 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Very happy to have this in my collection. Pedigreed to the Potomac collection of Mexican pillars. Planning to cross it over to PCGS.

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  • AbueloAbuelo Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As I said before, very nice.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,641 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I didn’t get a chance to see it in hand but I was skeptical of the coloration in the pictures. Did you have a chance to view it or have representation? Would love to see pics.

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  • Senator32Senator32 Posts: 407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:

    I didn't but took a gamble. Most the Potomac coins are nice and between the picture above and the scans on NGC...I think it will be nice. https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/4743644-001/55/ . Hoping PCGS agrees. :)

  • AbueloAbuelo Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I think you will be fine :)

  • YorkshiremanYorkshireman Posts: 4,603 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice looking

    Yorkshireman,Obsessed collector of round, metallic pieces of history.Hunting for Latin American colonial portraits plus cool US & British coins.
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,946 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Pretty cool!

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  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,084 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The toning does look suspect but apparently the previous TPG considered it market acceptable. Think twice before trying to cross it over to PCGS. It may come back as cleaned and retoned.

    This comment is based on the photos shown in this post.

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  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Felicidades! Beautiful.

  • Senator32Senator32 Posts: 407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @291fifth

    I can appreciate that perspective. Going to send it in the holder as a crossover, so if PCGS doesn't like it they will send it back as is. Given the provenance, and what I can glean from the images, I think it should cross.

  • WCCWCC Posts: 3,159 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have seen Aereo & Calico describe pillar lots (none were 8R to my recollection) as artificially toned on occasion; very infrequently. I'm sure that somebody has done it intentionally but it would be a waste of time. It's not like the premiums on color come even close to US coinage.

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