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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,412 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @SimonW said:

    @MrEureka said:
    A recent pickup.

    So that’s where that went…Whittier coin no?

    Yep, ex: Whittier. I've never seen another one like it, but there could be a few more out there. Or not.

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka said:

    @SimonW said:

    @MrEureka said:
    A recent pickup.

    So that’s where that went…Whittier coin no?

    Yep, ex: Whittier. I've never seen another one like it, but there could be a few more out there. Or not.

    I haven’t been looking long, but I don’t know of anything better or even equal. It’s a big coin. I just found the auction, it was cheap too. For that kind of rarity and condition. Very nice!

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  • Coinlover101Coinlover101 Posts: 165 ✭✭✭

    Waiting for this one to arrive. A PAZ bearded portrait. Not the best coin but when I see a PAZ I generally buy it :D

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 22, 2025 12:41PM

    Cool! I remember seeing that one! @Coinlover101

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice piece!

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  • realeswatcherrealeswatcher Posts: 469 ✭✭✭✭

    Also, that left side is as made, off-centered. Edge pattern is intact there.

  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @realeswatcher said:
    Also, that left side is as made, off-centered. Edge pattern is intact there.

    I assumed as much, the strike looks fairly off, especially on the reverse.

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 20, 2025 9:28AM

    Here’s a new tougher coin, and the comparable more common version. My previous version was a VF, this is a wholesome AU. There’s four distinct assayer combinations for 1830, which seems to be the most common date (by far) that doesn’t mean that high grade pieces are common, far from it. An MS65 is quite a treasure. The reason these are so plentiful relatively is because they weren’t just minted in 1830, but likely from 1830-1853 or thereabouts. No other date was minted to this extent.

    I’ll have to dig up mintage figures, regardless. The 1830 J and the 1830 JL, don’t have the JF or IL (which I believe is currently a unique piece.)


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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MrEureka do you happen to know where the 1830 IL ended up? I figure you're the most likely person to know. I know it was auctioned off on Heritage (discovery coin) in 2006 from the Whittier Collection. Has it hit the market since? Are there more examples of this coin or is this the only one?



    I've always wondered if it was initially a trial strike or proof of some kind.

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  • SimonWSimonW Posts: 1,193 ✭✭✭✭✭



    Won this coin recently (yes, there is some green on it)

    It's no secret that Bolivia Republic coins tend to be poorly made, but the 7 on the date seems to exhibit something more. Overdate? Doesn't necessarily look like a six, unless it was placed really high. Thoughts? Tilting at windmills?

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