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finally got one

eurekaeureka Posts: 250
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I've been watching for many months for one of these, and finally found one that doesn't look cleaned. There's actually a decent original looking 1867 dated one on Ebay, but a closer look shows rim damage. Grr.
Now I just need the Maximilian 50 centavos, and 20 Peso gold.
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Collector of Fractional Gold; gold tokens from Canada, California, Alaska & other states; gold so-called dollars, and other oddball stuff.

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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    Very nice coin! I especially like the reverse design, a real classic. image
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    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Great Looking Peso you got there ambry.
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    I can't believe the AU55 -- It looks uncirculated!!!
    Nice!
    Shep
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  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928 ✭
    Congratulations. That's a neat looking coin!

    Clankeye
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • eurekaeureka Posts: 250
    Thanks, I'm excited to have one. It was particularly torturing since it was on a 10 day ebay auction. image
    Regarding the slabbed grade, it looks accurate to me...slight rub on the obverse high points (forehead, cheekbone, & front/back of bust truncation), and the eagle's right wing on the reverse is weak. This is the best looking one I've seen since I started watching for them probably last May. Usually I see then in F/VF and with a cleaned look to them. Plus, I've wondered if this is one of the coins being reproduced in Asia, so the slab is an extra measure of comfort.
    Collector of Fractional Gold; gold tokens from Canada, California, Alaska & other states; gold so-called dollars, and other oddball stuff.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    I can see how you'd like that coin, Eureka. It's grand. I've never seen one before. Congrats on the purchase!

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  • BruceBruce Posts: 484
    Very neat looking coin.
    So many coins, so little money!
    Ebay name: bhil3
  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Very nice! I only have an F/VF example for my collection.

    I'd like to see your set when it's finished. Not only do the coins look nice, they make an interesting reminder of France's failed policy of renewed imperialism in the Americas.
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    Obscurum per obscurius
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