@Abuelo said: @MrEureka very nice! Really tough mint! That 1874 coin saw a lot of action in its youth really nice bunch.
I’m intrigued because I think the 1878 may be a contemporary counterfeit. The relatively crude die work and the rarity of the date are the best clues, as is the different shape of the eagle’s head. Granted, I don’t know this series well, so don’t take my suspicions as gospel.
Andy Lustig
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
@MrEureka you very well may be right. The coin is circulated enough that some of the details are lost. The cactus seems to be right. The snake head might be right. The eagle is otherwise too worn to say much. Clearly I do not knownthe weight yet I assume NGC was happy with it... Will take a look into the specific GA series more in detail...
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@MrEureka very nice! Really tough mint! That 1874 coin saw a lot of action in its youth
really nice bunch.
I’m intrigued because I think the 1878 may be a contemporary counterfeit. The relatively crude die work and the rarity of the date are the best clues, as is the different shape of the eagle’s head. Granted, I don’t know this series well, so don’t take my suspicions as gospel.
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
@MrEureka you very well may be right. The coin is circulated enough that some of the details are lost. The cactus seems to be right. The snake head might be right. The eagle is otherwise too worn to say much. Clearly I do not knownthe weight yet I assume NGC was happy with it... Will take a look into the specific GA series more in detail...