Here is a rather nice example of a coin that is quite scarce - (U) uncirculated original mintage 77 pcs. Sorry that the picture is of bad quality, and there are inclusions seen particular on the obverse as well as marks on the old plastic (I'm going to crack it out and send it to hosts or other). This was the last one for me to get as I really did not like the design at all compared to the earlier Balboa busts or the native Indian designs.
Love that Milled British (1830-1960) Well, just Love coins, period.
You know that thing when you make a mental note of liking a coin or series, come across one in the wild years later, and then an addiction forms? Like that little gold coin pictured above?
Yeah, I've got that.
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB77)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Murachi
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
Incidentally its a pop of 2/0.
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last. --Severian the Lame
I did also pick up a dozen 1979 & 1980s onzas. I had a partial roll, and scooped these up so I could get closer to completing that roll.
When I got them home, I realized the old, broken 2x2 flips had probably been in place since the 1980s, and that the surfaces on these dozen mixed dates and varieties were actually pretty damn nice.
So on a whim, I boxed them up and shipped them ATS. Maybe I'll get lucky with a few 64s or even a 65. Of course, that doesn't get me any closer to finishing that partial roll...
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last. --Severian the Lame
I'm slowly trying to collect 2 soles coins and I couldn't resist this one when I saw it up for sale. With the hole it was extremely affordable, and the sunface has such a great strike and amount of detail left I am very happy with it.
Another pulled from the vault of a local B&M. They'd had it for at least 20 years, and the person they'd gotten it from had it for 30 themselves.
Paid about 3x melt for it:
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last. --Severian the Lame
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NEWP from CRO and first purchase in a few months:
I like it !
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Pac-Man fever!
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HA! That's the first thing I saw was pac man!
The rest looks like Miami Vice font lol
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Don't have a lot of Latin American & although not a Spam or plug for a sale, am considering sending this to Heritage:
Well, just Love coins, period.
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Latin American Collection
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I'm sure it's still Thursday on the west coast
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8 Reales Madness Collection
Latin American Collection
Those are awesome @Boosibri
Did I see that 1822 with a new owner recently?
8 Reales Madness Collection
Nope. This one is staying out for my core set as it is nearly unimproveable.
Latin American Collection
From today's Stacks sale. A tough overdate (R3 in Yonaka) with nice original surfaces.
8 Reales Madness Collection
I went cuckoo in the heritage weekly auction last evening and bought these !
NGC 64
NGC 64
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I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
I> @bidask said:
I think those are great additions to your set!
8 Reales Madness Collection
Thank you Roman
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Added this Honduras 2 Reales to my core collection a couple of weeks ago. Not exactly eye candy, but a really tough date and the best I've seen.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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Argentina 1997 50 Centavos "Evita Peron" from the set, "100 Greatest Women on Coins"
Does Cuba count for South/Central America? Cuba 1995 Anne Bonny 10 Pesos.
1975 Nicaragua 100 Cordobas:
Peru 1904-JF 1 Dinero
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I think your photos do just a great job showing the detail that the FM put into striking their coins! Thanks again for sharing.
Well, just Love coins, period.
Here is a rather nice example of a coin that is quite scarce - (U) uncirculated original mintage 77 pcs. Sorry that the picture is of bad quality, and there are inclusions seen particular on the obverse as well as marks on the old plastic (I'm going to crack it out and send it to hosts or other). This was the last one for me to get as I really did not like the design at all compared to the earlier Balboa busts or the native Indian designs.
Well, just Love coins, period.
1962 5 Bolivares Chief Murachi (X # MB131)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Inter-change Bank Suiza
1.45 grams .900 gold
--Severian the Lame
Dealer: Hey, I found this under my desk. Any interest?
And a little something that arrived an hour ago...
--Severian the Lame
Removed from jewelry
I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it - Clint Eastwood
newp
You know that thing when you make a mental note of liking a coin or series, come across one in the wild years later, and then an addiction forms? Like that little gold coin pictured above?
Yeah, I've got that.
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB77)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Murachi
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
Incidentally its a pop of 2/0.
--Severian the Lame
And the thing about addiction, is...
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB69)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Chacao
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
...and it's a pop 1/0
--Severian the Lame
...but in the words of Andy Dufresne:
"Addiction is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing ever dies..."
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB75)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Guaicamacuto
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
Pop 1/1
--Severian the Lame
But I can stop any time I want...
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB82)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Yaracuy
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
It, too, is a pop 1/0.
This one has gorgeous sculptural engraving lines, almost like it was sculpted in clay, around the face:
--Severian the Lame
Another Thursday, another run of Caciques de Venezuela gold coins:
Just when I thought I was out...
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB71)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Naiguata
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
This one's a pop 4/0:
--Severian the Lame
...they PULL me back in!!
1955 Venezuela 60 Bolivares (X-MB74)
Caciques de Venezuela series
Chief Tamanaco
Inter-change Bank Suiza
22.2 Grams .900 (20 grams .999)
This, too, is a pop 4/0:
You, err, might want to sit down for this one...
--Severian the Lame
No takers on these two new 60 bolivares?
I did also pick up a dozen 1979 & 1980s onzas. I had a partial roll, and scooped these up so I could get closer to completing that roll.
When I got them home, I realized the old, broken 2x2 flips had probably been in place since the 1980s, and that the surfaces on these dozen mixed dates and varieties were actually pretty damn nice.
So on a whim, I boxed them up and shipped them ATS. Maybe I'll get lucky with a few 64s or even a 65. Of course, that doesn't get me any closer to finishing that partial roll...
--Severian the Lame
And I picked this one up, too:
--Severian the Lame
Looks like you've been busy @Weiss - keep em coming! Those raw Onzas look pretty decent.
8 Reales Madness Collection
Few additions to the family...
All are rare enough.
A peg leg lion from Potosi.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Latin American Collection
I'm slowly trying to collect 2 soles coins and I couldn't resist this one when I saw it up for sale. With the hole it was extremely affordable, and the sunface has such a great strike and amount of detail left I am very happy with it.
Here is some colonial gold from the Santiago mint which I think I have not posted before.
4 escudos 1750, not from the salvage of the Nuestra Senora de La Luz.
8 Escudos 1750 from the Luz and showing the original marine deposits after 240 years on the bottom of the estuary of Rio de La Plata.
8 Escudos 1762
1 Escudo 1806 and a deceptively rare issue (as most Santiago mint 4, 2 and 1 escudos).
A dated, 1620, Potosi 8 reale.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Another pulled from the vault of a local B&M. They'd had it for at least 20 years, and the person they'd gotten it from had it for 30 themselves.
Paid about 3x melt for it:
--Severian the Lame
@Weiss here is a coin I bought recently that was auctioned over 50 years ago.
I have a very strict gun control policy: if there's a gun around, I want to be in control of it - Clint Eastwood
@FistFullOfDollars clearly not Morgan dollars
Impressive.