Auction Pickups

Phaethon

Auction Pickups from last week that got delivered today... I think I paid a little too much but i liked them . Paid 65 total + buyers premium


Thoughts and comments appreciated

ALSO .. any help on identifying the center coin would be great !!!

Type2

As long as you are happy that is all that counts. You payed for them, Cool pick ups.

TomB

The large cent has been cleaned/dipped and the Columbian half appears to be a dipped AU, but I can't read the other coin that well. It looks to be a 4R of the Carolus III type and appears nice.

JamesM

<< <i>As long as you are happy that is all that counts. You payed for them, Cool pick ups. >>




this


and yeah 1 and 3 are improperly cleaned

COALPORTER

what auction did they comr from?

EagleEye

Just a guess, but I think the center coin (1721) is a contemporary counterfeit 4 real coin. It looks like the copper center remains and its silvering has been long gone. It probably circulated as a copper base denomination for awhile.

Phaethon

Midwest Coin Auction ..

I still have the main curiosity of the center coin though .. seems to be a 1721 or 1771

Seems to me that TomB may be correct ( And probably is )

EagleEye

well, if it is Charles III, then it is dated 1771, of course.

MrEureka

Just a guess, but I think the center coin (1721) is a contemporary counterfeit 4 real coin.

I agree that it looks like a contemporary counterfeit, but it also appears to be a 2 reales, not a 4. These are very collectible, and fakes are generally worth more than authentic pieces, at least in lower grades.

MrEureka

if it is Charles III, then it is dated 1771, of course.

It's not unusual for contemporary counterfeits to get the dates wrong. In fact, that's part of their charm.

Phaethon

So i guess the bottom line question is it worth anything LOL or do i contact the auction house for a refund

johnny9434

nice pick ups. it dont hurt any to have them