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Re: Napoleon 20 Francs 1852-1869
Not really, but all are very tough in what the French consider FDC (high end MS66 or +, the auction Bidask cites had one go for $5k). Have this one high end for MS67, super tough. PCGS Paris tends to…6 -
Re: Lets see your coins from Peru
1754 8 reales NGC MS62. Super sharp strike, bright white, cartwheel luster. IMO would have graded 63 or possibly higher w/o planchet flaws. I had thought to regrade it as a "Mint Error" but…4 -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Wholesome, cute, very rare 1771 NR VJ Santa Fe de Bogota one escudo Carlos III "rat nose". Of the three dates known to exist for type (1763,1767, & 1771) only the 1767 turns up at aucti…13 -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Apparently unrecorded in silver 1891-dated Colombia 50 centavos pattern (for the 1892 issue) with unadopted small condor reverse and short legend incuse lettered edge (DIOS LEI LIBERTAD) . It does tu…9 -
Re: Post your Cut and Countermarked Coins
This is a bit of a cheat, the cut is circular, but extremely rare. Not exactly a countermark, but a distinctly shaped hole for a ribbon on a Charles II double crown 1660-1662, used as an amulet after…2
