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Re: Santiago Colonial Coins
Although not a 1777, I was the recent underbidder (by agent) on the coin below and I'm still in a bit of disbelief that what I thought was a strong bid (6k hammer) couldn't get it done. (View Post)4 -
Re: 1755/1 Santiago Pillar 8 Reales
The coin above listed as #2) VF, first appearing in Ponterio sale #129, January 6-7, 2004 is the same coin as the Stack's coin for 2011 + 2024 (View Post)1 -
Re: 1755/1 Santiago Pillar 8 Reales
I believe the Christensen coin and the Calbeto coin are the same, irrespective of the initials mentioned then not mentioned. The Calbeto picture, and I looked at my copy in hand, is too grainy to pic… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales
I'm not completely confident that those E's are the same, I feel that there is a wider gap in the Assayer E punch than that of the E's in the legend. I also think that the vertical portion of the ce… (View Post)1 -
Re: 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales
I agree, I also think we'd see some part of the upper tip of the lower horizontal leg of the E based on how the other E's look. (View Post)2