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World's Finest PCGS Spanish (ship wreck) COB, American Platinum Eagle, French Thaler

MrPlatinumMrPlatinum Posts: 461
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These are my 3 favorite coins of all time.

I do have others but these 3 are my hardest earned.

A little history about the 3 coins.

The Thaler is the Finest of it's kind (POP1) In my opinion this is a proof coin, for some reason they put it down as an MS coin.
The Cob is a (1713) the finest ship wreck coin to have ever survived the 1715 fleet, everyone that has seen this coin put it at an MS-62 (I agree) (POP1) none in any grade.
The Platinum 2002 is still the King of ALL Platinum coins, it was the first $100 ever to hit a 70 for either the MS or PR in the series still a (POP1)

I hope to have the 1982 Platinum (5 Total Mintage) Join these by year's end...






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  • shuckinsshuckins Posts: 849
    any pics?
  • shuckinsshuckins Posts: 849
    nevermind
  • shuckinsshuckins Posts: 849
    nice coins. are the edges on the mexico cob supposed to be irregular?
  • MrPlatinumMrPlatinum Posts: 461
    All coins are as struck...
  • braddickbraddick Posts: 24,166 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Thaler does look like a proof.

    Is there a decent spread between PR and MS?

    If so, I'd probably, during a show sometime, have PCGS reholder it.
  • MrPlatinumMrPlatinum Posts: 461
    I don't know too much about the coin.

    You should see the reverse it's beyond stunning.

  • sumduncesumdunce Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭✭
    Could you post a close up picture of the reverse. I would like to see it.

    Thanks.
  • MrPlatinumMrPlatinum Posts: 461
    As soon as I get back from Baltimore I'll dig it out and scan the back.

    The coins are not for sale at any price.
  • earlwbollingerearlwbollinger Posts: 1,304
    are the edges on the mexico cob supposed to be irregular?

    The ones made during the early colonial periods were all hand struck without using machines.
    Thus they tend to look crude. The large gold pieces were typically struck from roughly formed planchettes and then weighed. They would chisel or cut off bits until
    it weighted the correct proper amount. The cutting or chiseling could happen before or after a coin was struck.
    This is where a lot of our early slang for coinage came from, like "pieces of eight", "doubloons", etc.
    In the early pre-colonial and colonial days in the United States and Colonies, Spanish coins were widely used.
    It is where some of the early coins like 20 cent pieces came from.

    Spanish Currency:
    Doubloon (Gold) = 8 Escudos = 4 Pistols = 16 Pieces of Eight = 128 Reals
    Pistol (Gold) ) = 2 Escudos = 4 Pieces of Eight = 32 Reals
    Escudo (Gold) = 2 Pieces Of Eight = 16 Reals
    Piece Of Eight (Gold) = 1 Peso = 8 Reals
    Real (Silver) = 8 Copper Pesos
    Peso (Copper)
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  • sumduncesumdunce Posts: 1,247 ✭✭✭✭
    <The coins are not for sale at any price. >

    I couldn't afford them. I would just love to see them a little closer.

    Thanks
  • SethChandlerSethChandler Posts: 1,709 ✭✭✭✭
    Can you tell us more about the cob, I think its cool.
    Collecting since 1976.
  • MrPlatinumMrPlatinum Posts: 461
    Go look at the thread on the world coin forum.
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