8 REALS for the WEEKEND~~Show off those Pillar Dollars

ambro51 · December 3, 2011 10:46PM

hey, why not?

messydesk · December 3, 2011 11:07PM

mrearlygold · December 3, 2011 11:10PM

I've handled a lot of these over the years with a number of them in mint state, all the way thru gem. Some of them are in the USRCI Archives.

DennisH · December 3, 2011 11:18PM

Baley · December 3, 2011 11:23PM

From the Reygersdahl which sunk in 1747 off Capetown, SA

mbogoman · December 3, 2011 11:37PM

boiler78 · December 3, 2011 11:39PM

Finally another opportunity to share my "Lump-O-Crap" also from the Reygersdahl shipwreck.

and here is the other half of my Pillar dollar "collection" ex. Lakesammman collection

DenverDave · December 3, 2011 11:45PM

Very Nice...

Lakesammman · December 4, 2011 6:29AM

Nice coins!

MidLifeCrisis · December 4, 2011 6:41AM

<< Nice coins!

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What he said!

bidask · December 4, 2011 7:05AM

determined · December 4, 2011 7:46AM

pcgs69 · December 4, 2011 8:07AM

What causes the edge "divots" on some of these? Is it edge lettering gone too far, or some kind of shaving by people?

crypto79 · December 4, 2011 8:21AM

AuroraBorealis · December 4, 2011 8:30AM

Those are all very cool pieces...That ship wreck clump is extreme coolness!

AB

BigMoose · December 4, 2011 8:52AM

boiler78, you never cease to amaze me! Very cool "Lump-O-Crap".

Justlooking · December 4, 2011 10:22AM

I've always liked this design, ever since my first Redbook. And these are all very nice examples.

Wasn't the trend at the time to put a portrait of the monarch on the obverse? Why didn't they do that on this one?

ambro51 · December 4, 2011 10:27AM

The Royal Portrait was reserved for Gold coinage, until Charles changed that in 1772 and then the bust took the place of the pillars.

messydesk · December 4, 2011 11:03AM

<< I've always liked this design, ever since my first Redbook. >>

Same here. Finally bought the 1759 above this year. It's probably one of the most widely recognized coins that most non-collectors have never seen.

kaz · December 4, 2011 11:22AM

<< What causes the edge "divots" on some of these? Is it edge lettering gone too far, or some kind of shaving by people? >>

The edges have a leaf design, I think if they were a little tipped when they went through the Castaing machine they wound up with the divots when they were struck (my opinion).

TwoKopeiki · November 28, 2012 11:10PM

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<< What causes the edge "divots" on some of these? Is it edge lettering gone too far, or some kind of shaving by people? >>

The edges have a leaf design, I think if they were a little tipped when they went through the Castaing machine they wound up with the divots when they were struck (my opinion).

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The "divots" are due to the edge design being applied after the coin was struck.