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Central American Republic 4 Escudos

BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
Had to post it here, sorry if it is darkside. Thanks to the individual who let me acquire this coin. Here are my pics from this morning.





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  • shishshish Posts: 1,161 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Absolutely Love it! image
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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful piece! Thanks for sharing!
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I grade it an 87 on Rick's non-existent 100pt scale
  • kazkaz Posts: 9,201 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow! That definitely brightened up my morning. One of my favorite designs.
  • CoinRaritiesOnlineCoinRaritiesOnline Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭✭
    Fantastico!
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My pictures suck. They look so much better in Photoshop and then the forum software dulls them right down.
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,547 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Love it!
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Beautiful coin.... Cheers, RickO
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,307 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gorgeous!
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  • mrearlygoldmrearlygold Posts: 17,858 ✭✭✭
    Splendiferous!
  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    I grade it an 87 on Rick's non-existent 100pt scale




    Or a 13, if perfection is 00. image



    But those white fangs! image
  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,423 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a great looking coin!
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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: RYK

    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    I grade it an 87 on Rick's non-existent 100pt scale




    Or a 13, if perfection is 00. image



    But those white fangs! image




    Let me go get my hammer
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,301 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice!
  • roadrunnerroadrunner Posts: 28,303 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice piece of gold!





    Originally posted by: Realone

    Originally posted by: Boosibri

    I grade it an 87 on Rick's non-existent 100pt scale






    And I grade it A+ on Ricks revolutionary simplified nonovergrading grading scale (simply A-E scale with plusses & minuses) that we haven't heard about yet to be publicly announced in August at ANA where everyone and anyone will be in attendance to hear his groundbreaking words that will forever change the hobby....again.




    Sounds like a similar scale used by Numismatic Professionals Inc. from 1983-1989. It was simply the assigned grade + qualifiers for eye appeal, luster, and strike. Top of the line for any coin was AAA (ie MS65 AAA). The majority of gem coins sold by those guys typically had 2 A's or 2 B's (ie MS65 ABA or MS65 BAB). They rarely had coins in inventory with a C as those typically were unappealing/low end coins. I don't recall ever seeing one. And a AAA coin was quite scarce too. That system worked quite well for that time.



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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,519 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Stunning!
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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I refuse to comment until this thread appears where it belongs.
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

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  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: MrEureka

    I refuse to comment until this thread appears where it belongs.




    true or false?



    this sentence is false.



  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    oh yeah, great coin boosi!
  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,202 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: MrEureka

    I refuse to comment until this thread appears where it belongs.




    Now you see why I posted it in here.... 6 hours on the WC board and there are four posts, my original, two from you being a smart A, and one from me recognizing that point. image
  • mercurydimeguymercurydimeguy Posts: 4,625 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: MrEureka

    I refuse to comment until this thread appears where it belongs.




    Looks an awful lot like something that someone else I know also collects image



    Need to go read your comment where it belongs...
  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,171 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice coin with a simple design.

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  • SaorAlbaSaorAlba Posts: 7,566 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Very nice coin from a rather shortlived country.
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,341 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Terrific coin

    CGS has a 100 point scale

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  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,291 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Brian's 1837 CR 4E was the first piece of Central American Republic gold I had ever owned. I bought it from Tate Chesbrough in 1994, and it was a highlight of my collection ever since.

    When I first bought it, I had no idea that I was going to end up collecting the series. I just liked it. Fortunately, I found some more coins in the next few years, and that got me rolling on the project. Still going strong after 22 years!

    Anyway, as one of my favorite coins, and as the only coin in my collection that had any sentimental value, I thought I'd never sell it. But since I recently had the chance to buy a better one - the finest known of the type - it was time to say goodbye.

    Congrats to Brian on a great coin!


    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • CoinRaritiesOnlineCoinRaritiesOnline Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭✭
    I cannot imagine what the better one looks like.
  • stevebensteveben Posts: 4,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: CoinRaritiesOnline

    I cannot imagine what the better one looks like.




    yeah, seriously. we need a picture.
  • JustacommemanJustacommeman Posts: 22,852 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: shish

    Absolutely Love it! image




    I agree and I would have bought that in a NY minute



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  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 12,920 ✭✭✭✭✭
    How many coins are in a complete set of all dates and denoms?
  • metalmeistermetalmeister Posts: 4,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mint state!
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  • 1Bustcollector1Bustcollector Posts: 577 ✭✭✭
    Wow! That is an absolutely fantastic glittering piece! Andy has a great eye for real quality. I bet the most discriminating collector would fall in love with all its charm. Nice pick up Boosibri.
    Persuing choice countermarked coinage on 2 reales.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,620 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wonderful.

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  • JJSingletonJJSingleton Posts: 1,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't know a thing about this coin...but it sure is pretty. Congrats!

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  • pmacpmac Posts: 3,189 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: steveben
    Originally posted by: CoinRaritiesOnline
    I cannot imagine what the better one looks like.


    yeah, seriously. we need a picture.


    I say that Andy post his on the Darkside so that those here take a trip there. I think the CAR coins have kept the little know history of the attempt at unifying the central American region in the early 1800s alive. I've always been fascinated with the 8R pieces, and own an inferior one that is the highlight of my Latin American collection. I did take a moment to Google CAR to look into the history. See you on the Darkside.
    Paul

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