1837 CA AM 8 reales “....this coin comes simply awful.....worst of the entire series “.
So says RESPLANDORES !
Also states this date is very rare.
Thought you might like to know that 😊
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Nice. I dont think ive ever seen an AU example of this coin.
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However there is one 61 example at NGC ...
Also a NGC 55 ....which I may have purchased and crossed ....
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Nice!
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Why don’t you bankroll an update to Resplandores
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I think Mike Dunnigan is very capable but if he asked me too chip in on the cost I would do it !😎
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Nicely done 👍
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congrats on the cross. need to be a hardcore collector of the series to appreciate that one. I feel the same about several of the OA dates.
Talk to him about doing it?
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Perhaps !
I would want to do that face to face sometime
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Terrfic example for the date. This coin illustrates my point in the other 8Rs thread.
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'Terrfic example for the date. This coin illustrates my point in the other 8Rs thread.'
thank you coinkat
I reread both author's foreward in REPPLADORES ( Mike Dunnigan and J.B. Parker )....those guys put "many years of research and handling" ,,,,,,of what went into their book before publishing.
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And those years remain the foundation. Rarities and availability change. I’m good for a refresh.
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There is a 1837 ca am 8 reales PCGS XF example on eBay now .
WOW !
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This date really IS horribly executed. Truthfully, given the luster present (even though probably dipped at some point), the eBay coin is probably AU53 or better technically, wear-wise... but what a dog, esp. the cap side.
There are a variety of... best guesses/compromises with other graded examples.
For example, NGC called this 35 - actually a rather presentable example, but it's frankly overgraded, even for NGC. By wear, I'm seeing a 25 or so... could be gradeflation or(/and?) grading on a curve due to pretty good eye appeal:
https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/world-coins/mexico-republic-8-reales-1837-ca-am-vf35-ngc-/a/271817-37043.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515
PCGS called this example a 30:
https://coins.ha.com/itm/mexico/world-coins/mexico-republic-8-reales-1837-ca-am-vf30-pcgs-/a/271941-40191.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515
This piece is certainly more poorly executed than the NGC35, but has MUCH less wear (look at the devices that ARE struck-up, plus hidden remaining luster beneath the thick original skin). It's technically a 45, maybe pushing 50, I'd say. Did they knowingly "net grade" it down... or did the typical poor strike and crusty tone simply fool the grader?
bidask's example at the top is a quite nice specimen overall - though I don't think the person who graded the PCGS30 linked above would have called it a 55.
Looks like a keeper to me!!!
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Count me in for $50!
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Yeah please no more than 75$ to 100$ and have enough copies made.
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Hey maybe ...just maybe ....they would have called it uncirculated 61
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How long would it take to get such a book on shelves and ready to sell? Is there lots that needs to be updated? Are there many new varieties? And has rarity changed for many coins or just a few?
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