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Latin America: What pillar coinage series do you collect?

PillarDollarCollectorPillarDollarCollector Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited May 22, 2024 8:29AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Guatemala

1- 1/2 real 1754-1771
2- 1 real 1754-1771
3- 2 reales 1754-1771
4- 4 reales 1754-1771
5- 8 reales 1754-1771

Bolivia

6- 1/2 real 1767-1770
7- 1 real 1767-1770
8- 2 reales 1767-1770
9- 4 reales 1767-1770
10- 8 reales 1767-1770

Peru

11- 1/2 real 1751-1772
12- 1 real 1751-1772
13- 2 reales 1751-1772
14- 4 reales 1753-1772
15- 8 reales 1751-1772

Mexico

16- 1/2 real 1732-1771
17- 1 real 1732-1771
18- 2 reales 1732-1771
19- 4 reales 1732-1771
20- 8 reales 1732-1771

Colombia

21

Chile

22

None of the above

23

And how long have you been collecting these series?

Coin collecting interests: Latin American early pillar 1 reales

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    PillarDollarCollectorPillarDollarCollector Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 22, 2024 1:37PM

    I collect # 2-7-12-17 and have been at it for 2 years with Mexico and less than 1 year for the other countries.

    Coin collecting interests: Latin American early pillar 1 reales

    Sports: NFL & NHL

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    PillarDollarCollectorPillarDollarCollector Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Would be nice to see what others collect on the boards.

    Coin collecting interests: Latin American early pillar 1 reales

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    ClioClio Posts: 503 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I feel like it is a stretch to say I collect them but I have been buying a lot of Mexico 2 Reales as of late. So #18 in your list. I had amassed a little collection only to sell it for a coin I didn't win :( I have since bought a few more but only type.

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    SimonWSimonW Posts: 685 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2024 9:41AM

    All of them to some extent, although the Chile and Columbia iterations haven't found their way to me yet 😂

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    pmh1nicpmh1nic Posts: 3,200 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I would really appreciate some pictures :smiley:

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    PillarDollarCollectorPillarDollarCollector Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2024 7:59PM

    @pmh1nic said:
    I would really appreciate some pictures :smiley:

    Here is my favourite one I own from Peru with only 424 minted (every other year except the 1751 the mintage figures are over 50 000) it is a very rare 1752 1 real:


    The first year 1751 is rarer Yonaka states 1 exists but members here have said a 2nd one is know to exist. Most Peru and Guatemala lower denominations are holed.

    And one of my favourite from Mexico 2nd year milled 1733 took me 2 years to find one in numerical grade only 2 grade higher:

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    RSPRSP Posts: 70 ✭✭

    I really like your 1733 Mexican real. It is nice to see a Fine 12 with no defects.

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    PillarDollarCollectorPillarDollarCollector Posts: 5,105 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 23, 2024 8:51PM

    @RSP said:
    I really like your 1733 Mexican real. It is nice to see a Fine 12 with no defects.

    Thanks!!! Will be keeping this coin I doubt I will ever bother upgrading and who knows where the 2 higher graded coins are and how long they will sit in those collections. Very happy to have it crossed off my checklist.

    Coin collecting interests: Latin American early pillar 1 reales

    Sports: NFL & NHL

    Successful Transactions with the following board members: Pruebas & SimonW

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