My cob collection...what have I got !?
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I thought I'd share these over here, a little group of cobs I swapped for last year...
I hadn't taken pics of them before or even looked at them with a loupe, but once i did I noticed a couple of things...the 4 real piece appears to be an overdate (confirmed I believe in a US forum thread...) and on a less pleasant note, flecks of green gunk. Is it time to break out the acetone ?
I hadn't taken pics of them before or even looked at them with a loupe, but once i did I noticed a couple of things...the 4 real piece appears to be an overdate (confirmed I believe in a US forum thread...) and on a less pleasant note, flecks of green gunk. Is it time to break out the acetone ?
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8 Reales Madness Collection
Top - 171? 1 Real from Lima
Left - 174? 2 Reales from Potosi
Bottom - 1701-1747 1 Real from Potosi
8 Reales Madness Collection
My darkside collecting is driven by whims and lusts... very unorganised and uneducated I'm afraid, but deep down I know I'm a true darksider...now where are those cookies ??
And My Lordship, I thought of you actually when I picked that 4R up....a mint made holey ! How do you like that ?!
Regardless, I DO like it.
<< <i>My darkside collecting is driven by whims and lusts... very unorganised and uneducated I'm afraid, but deep down I know I'm a true darksider...now where are those cookies ?? >>
Welcome to the Unorganized Whims & Lusts Club. We have a lot of members.
Here. Have a cookie.
Like 'em? Made 'em myself.
<< <i>IS it mint made?
Regardless, I DO like it.
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I don't have a Krause for the 18th cen. but I looked it up at the time I got these, there was a pic in there of a similar cob with the hole, I guess it was another way to get the planchet weight right...
somehow missed the overdate, but that of course floats my boat...as I continue to collect various reale pieces, I think overdates would be a great focus.
I'll see if I can get it onto a scale soon. Do you have a ballpark on what the value might be ? And what about that green stuff ?