NEWPS: Brazilians

TwoKopeiki · February 19, 2007 11:19AM

Picked-up a couple Brazilian pieces today - common coins, but neat color on the 2000 Reis and I like how you can see the outline of Carolus IV's face on the 960 piece stamped over 8 Reales.

Perhaps candidates for the next giveaway

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dan8402 · February 19, 2007 11:26AM

<< <i>Perhaps candidates for the next giveaway

? >>

If so I'm in. Those are pretty cool if you ask me.

The 960 piece is amazing.

Silvereagle82 · February 19, 2007 11:35AM

Nice

1960NYGiants · February 19, 2007 11:37AM

Nice, I'm in!

I like the eye appeal of the top one.

TwoKopeiki · February 19, 2007 11:41AM

Hey, now - I said "perhaps"

Thanks for the comments, guys! I like the look of the 2000 Reis a lot. It's the kind of patina I like on my coins.

1960NYGiants · February 19, 2007 12:12PM

<< <i>Hey, now - I said "perhaps"

Thanks for the comments, guys! I like the look of the 2000 Reis a lot. It's the kind of patina I like on my coins. >>

Well: give an inch ... take a mile!

Madame · February 19, 2007 1:15PM

Nice!

IstilllikeZARcoins · February 19, 2007 5:48PM

Please enter me in your generous Giveaway for the 2000 Reis.

harasha · February 19, 2007 5:54PM

Aaaa, great. More competition. I expect to be posting my latest, once it arrives in the mail, a K-187.

lordmarcovan · February 19, 2007 7:50PM

Love those 960 overstrikes.

Giveaway? Pah! I might buy that 960 if the price is right. I am currently discussing the purchase of several of MrEureka's hoard of Portuguese 40-reis pieces from the same era, so it looks like I might be doing some Portuguese and/or Brazilian travel (sadly, just numismatically, not literally).

Nice color on the 2000-reis. I had some really nice prooflike AU 500-reis piece of the similar type- they really looked like proofs. Unfortunately, they were all cleaned. It is refreshing to see an original one.

Preussen · February 19, 2007 9:09PM

-Preussen

newsman · February 20, 2007 1:07AM

Nice color on the 2000 reis, and not so common in that condition without problems. I'd call it AU55.

Interesting color on the 960, too, and what looks like a fairly strong strike.

TwoKopeiki · February 20, 2007 1:24AM

The color on the 960 is a challenge for me - it's definitely more colorfull, but I can't seem to capture it without having the light directly on the coin, which creates a glare. I'll try to experiment with different lighting options tonight.

I also have some nice early-19th century pieces coming this week. Can't wait to shoot those

One is a cast 8 Reale piece with a Morelos counterstamp (which, I hope, is a real piece - I would have to examine the counterstamp closely) and another is a crude 1811 Zacatecas 8 Reales from Civitas (plus I still haven't received that Peruvian 8 Reales pictured in my giveaway thread).

So, more pictures and some commentaries will follow (hopefully shortly).

NEWPS: Brazilians

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