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1794 Half Dollar Newp

messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited April 11, 2022 8:28AM in World & Ancient Coins Forum

Oops, wrong forum. ;)

Last hole in my WCIEA type set (which also contains an 1804 dollar). On its way to our hosts now.

John
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  • ifthevamzarockinifthevamzarockin Posts: 8,908 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice! :)

  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way to go!

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  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it!

  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,948 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice, I like 👍

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice old coin... and Carolus looks like he is having a great time.... :D;) Cheers, RickO

  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,608 ✭✭✭✭✭

    You got me! I thought that I would be seeing a U.S. Mint 1794 half dollar. Actually, at the time it was issued, it was a substitute for the U.S. coin.

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  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats on completing the set! Hope you enjoyed doing it.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:
    Congrats on completing the set! Hope you enjoyed doing it.

    Thanks! I did enjoy it.

    John
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  • rheddenrhedden Posts: 6,630 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2022 8:27AM

    The 4 Reales pieces are a bit harder to locate than some of the other denominations. 1794 is also a better date, with very few certified examples (at least for Mexico). I don't know about the rarity of Guatemala pieces (like yours) offhand. Is yours a 1794/3 overdate?

  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    NOT wrong forum. GREAT coin and a history jab to those who are unfamiliar with the coins we actually used. <3

  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @messydesk said:
    Oops, wrong forum. ;)

    Last hole in my WCIEA type set (which also contains an 1804 dollar). On its way to our hosts now.

    Great coin!

    Quick question. Do you get more responses on this forum or the World Coins forum? Just curious.

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2022 8:46AM

    World Coins Forum doesn't get the traffic it deserves.

  • oldabeintxoldabeintx Posts: 2,317 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice coin. I got hooked into this line of collecting a few years ago and have had great fun with it. Got carried away I'm afraid, adding different mints, coin types found in archeological digs, by detectorists, etc.. Raw is the rule in this arena, I've found, and circulated coins have more appeal IMO. Great learning experience, learning about the coins that were widely in use here until 1857, and about the history of money in general.

  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,936 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I love it!

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @messydesk said:
    Oops, wrong forum. ;)

    Last hole in my WCIEA type set (which also contains an 1804 dollar). On its way to our hosts now.

    Great coin!

    Quick question. Do you get more responses on this forum or the World Coins forum? Just curious.

    I only posted it here. I figure I'd get a rise out of more people here, given the wording of the subject.

    John
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  • ZoinsZoins Posts: 34,401 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited April 10, 2022 10:03AM

    @FrankH said:
    World Coins Forum doesn't get the traffic it deserves.

    Beautiful coins!

    I’m guessing many people prefer to post world coins in the US coin forums, probably because they are used to posting and reading here.

    I used to post on World Coins more, but recently have less time to spend there, even though I still spend quite a bit of time on the US side.

    Given how many world coins are posted in the US forum, I wonder if they should be combined?

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  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Zoins said:

    @FrankH said:
    World Coins Forum doesn't get the traffic it deserves.

    Beautiful coins!

    I’m guessing many people prefer to post world coins in the US coin forums, probably because they are used to posting and reading here.

    I used to post on World Coins more, but recently have less time to spend there, even though I still spend quite a bit of time on the US side.

    Given how many world coins are posted in the US forum, I wonder if they should be combined?

    People would start grousing about it. :|

  • FrankHFrankH Posts: 982 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Which makes me wonder...............

    Do they have parking lots in the rest of the world? :D

  • coinandcurrency242coinandcurrency242 Posts: 1,967 ✭✭✭✭

    Mine is same year as yours!! :)


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  • BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,656 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @FrankH said:
    Which makes me wonder...............

    Do they have parking lots in the rest of the world? :D

    I get all of my rare Potosi Mint doubled dies from the Alpaca pens. 😏

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,954 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congratulations!

  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

    At first I thought I was losing my mind, then determined the Mods must have moved it over here.

    How did you do your submission? standard or expedited.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JohnnyCache said:
    At first I thought I was losing my mind, then determined the Mods must have moved it over here.

    I posted it here.

    How did you do your submission? standard or expedited.

    Standard. They received the package today. We'll see how long it takes. It's accompanied by the 1821 1 Real to make my set completion "official", as well as a couple prime number coins.

    John
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  • JohnnyCacheJohnnyCache Posts: 1,813 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I posted it here.

    I could have sworn it had been in the U.S. coin forum originally. No matter.

    Standard. They received the package today. We'll see how long it takes. It's accompanied by the 1821 1 Real to make my set completion "official", as well as a couple prime number coins.

    Well that should give us an idea if world turn around times are improving.
    Am I correct in thinking that you will be only the second person to complete the set.
    I think this set is under appreciated. I hope to one day finish it myself and you've inspired me with your progress updates. What I 've found so far is that some of the selections in the set are harder to find than what I first would have thought.

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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 20,177 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @JohnnyCache said:

    I posted it here.

    I could have sworn it had been in the U.S. coin forum originally. No matter.

    It was. I guess I didn't notice they moved it. My bad.

    Standard. They received the package today. We'll see how long it takes. It's accompanied by the 1821 1 Real to make my set completion "official", as well as a couple prime number coins.

    Well that should give us an idea if world turn around times are improving.
    Am I correct in thinking that you will be only the second person to complete the set.
    I think this set is under appreciated. I hope to one day finish it myself and you've inspired me with your progress updates. What I 've found so far is that some of the selections in the set are harder to find than what I first would have thought.

    Third. Cardinal has a retired set, and I'm pretty sure Boosibri finished one and no longer has it active.

    John
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