8 Reales Madness Collection - final chapter
TwoKopeiki
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Hey Darksiders! I hope you forgive my first SSP (selfish self promotion), but this forum has been along for the ride with me for almost 20 years as I chased rarities, analyzed counterfeits, and discovered new major varieties in the Mexico Portrait 8 Reales series. Well, I'm putting most of the collection up for sale. I got way too deep on this series and while cataloging yet another minor die marker, I realized it stopped being fun somewhere along the way. While i'm considering my next collecting area, I've consigned my collection to Stacks for the upcoming August ANA Sale.
There's a little bit for everyone: top pops, rare varieties, wild toners, significant provenances, unique coins, etc...
You can see the ones from my collection by searching Stacks upcoming lots for Martyn Reales
Over the years I've played different registry games and had lots of cross-overs for these coins. Most of these have both an NGC and a PCGS cert numbers (and imaging), regardless of the current holder. If you're interested in a specific coin, please don't hesitate to let me know and i'll give you the history and some of my personal commentary.
You can also check out my Instagram for videos of most of these coins: https://www.instagram.com/8_reales_numis
Thank you all for being a big part of the 8 Reales Madness journey. Hope my posts over the years were informative and you caught some of my excitement for the series.
I do plan to continue collecting and actively looking for a new direction. Mexican War for Independence period always fascinated me and I'll likely focus there, but please share some ideas 
Roman.
A few of my favorites from the sale are below.
Favorite Toners:
1780 AU58+ crossed as a plus from PCGS to NGC
1789 AU58 that at some point was MS61 although i like it as a 58 more
1793 AU58
1795 AU58
1796 AU55 although it was a 58 in another life and holder
1802 with wild electric colors AU55
1802 AU58 with nice green and champaign toning and luster
1808 Ferdinand VII AU58 ex: Huntington - special coin
1816 MS62 with watery luster and blue toning
1817 AU58 with nice old cabinet toning from the PLUS ULTRA collection and a minor variety 1/1 in date
Favorite Varieties:
1772-MF Inverted Assayer and Mint Mark - the rare MF vs FM assayer combo
1783-FM
1795/6-FM - discovery coin for this variety
1816/5-JJ
1804-TH CARLUS legend error
1802/1-TH - best example of this tough variety
1815-JJ/HJ - another best example of this variety
And a few unique (at least for now) major varieties:
1803-FM - this coin first surfaced in 1981 and another example have not been found since
1797/6-FM
1803/1-FT
1803/2-FT
As one chapter ends, another one begins.
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Collect a year, its extreme i know, but so interesting!
Nice images for some attractive coins… good luck with the sale
Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.
You have been a big part of building the collecting base for Portrait varieties. Well done!
I sure do hope you stick around here and as a collector in general.
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Good luck man! Quite a run!
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Quite an amazing collection you've assembled! I have learned a ton from your posts on portaits. Looking forward to discussing WOI with you in the future!
Wow! What great coins! How many new cars are you going to buy?
All are fantastic coins and assembled by an astute collector. What's not to like?
And you earned a Pedigree for your collection. That is an honorable achievement.
Good luck on the sale, I'm sure you'll do great! Which I can only assume means that you'll be buying a round in Scottsdale?
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@TwoKopeiki what a sad notice.
But what a great bunch of coins.
As @Boosibri said, I hope you stay as your knowledge in the area is invaluable... and you are a really nice guy!
And here I thought I was out of the market for good -- I'll definitely be enticed to bid on some of those Carolus IIIs, now.
Best wishes in your future collection adventures, Roman!
Good timing and good venue to sell great coins. Congratulations on your set and best of luck on the sale.
It's certainly an interesting time to start a new collection. On the one hand, you have lots of new books coming out (in WOI, there has been a few published already and Max's should be out within the year). On the other hand, prices make it tough to compete for the better coins. Certainly I would be unable to form my collection if I were starting today, and there are many that I still need that are virtually unobtainable for me now.
You're going to have to think long and hard about what you want to undertake given the climate we are in.
Have you given any thought to holed Spanish Colonial Reales in details grades? I know of a bunch for sale cheap that are already in Canada, so you will save GST.
Thanks everyone! @lermish regardless of how my collection fares, i'll be more than happy to buy a round in Scottsdale
@pruebas i'm looking forward to all the new books on the subject and have been reading up on archived articles in the USMEX journals over the years. I really like the early Durango and Guadalajara periods, so perhaps i'll start there. Or I can pivot to all the new Canadian Royal Mint NCLT - i heard they are using paint and Swarovski crystals these days
@1984worldcoins that sounds like a nice theme. Maybe 1763 as the end of the Seven Years War and the world as of the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Or 1789 being one of the greatest turning points in history. Nice idea!
Good luck with the sale - I hope your coins do really well!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm here. I hope you stay involved.
My current "Box of 20"
Enjoyed meeting you at NYINC and having dinner. Hoping this sale is just a collecting pivot and you will still be a familiar face around these parts. Will be rooting for you in the Stacks sale.
Great photos of a nice run of coins!