Another one to add to my bag of pirate booty.

TwoKopeiki

Haven't bought a new coin in a while, but thought this one looked interesting. Nothing spectacular, just a late-state obverse die with a few die cracks and some weakly-struck areas.

BS

Congrats, overall it's a nice looking coin.

worldcoinguy

Its amazing that the pirates had enough foresight to slab their booty to protect its long term value.

Nice patina on that one.

rah1959

Nice...thanks for sharing!

FilamCoins

I wonder how long that reverse design lasted? Here's a coin minted for the Philippines in 1885:

TwoKopeiki

<< <i> wonder how long that reverse design lasted? Here's a coin minted for the Philippines in 1885 >>



It's Spain's coat of arms even to this day and appears on their flag, as well. In terms of it appearing on coins - I'd guess until 1986 when Spain joined EU, but this is just a speculation on my part.

Thanks for the compliments, guys.

lordmarcovan

PS- what's the grade on the label?

Or is this a "guess the grade" thread?

ajaan

AU50?

worldcoinguy

AU53?

TwoKopeiki

It's a 45. There are quite a few spots of wear, even with the lustre. Add the weak strike, which PCGS often punishes the coin for and I can see how they arrived at that grade.

lordmarcovan

I was kinda thinkin' 45-ish, but with the strike issues, I really wasn't sure.

zeebob

Very neat coin. Thank you for sharing the pic. My two are "pocket piece grade" Your's is NICE.

dizzlecc

I like it, thanks for sharing. Now find me one. ha