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Re: Small blob on a Peruvian 4 Reales rim... is it solder or mint-made?
Also the blanks were run through the upsetting and edging mill before being struck on the screw press so I think it's possible for a cud from a die break to extrude from the edge. (View Post)1 -
Re: Small blob on a Peruvian 4 Reales rim... is it solder or mint-made?
A coin run through a parallel edging mill, aka Castaing machine must have two points directly opposite each other on the edge where the coin rotates through the mill and the edging dies start to hit … (View Post)1 -
Re: Small blob on a Peruvian 4 Reales rim... is it solder or mint-made?
No collars on genuine issues. It does look like a die break happened above the N in HISPAN on the reverse but it's curious that it's also right where one of the two overlaps of the edge des… (View Post)1 -
Congrats to Rara Avis!
@RaraAvis, your Mexico City 8 reales type set at NGC is truly impressive and you still have a slot to fill ;) edited to add the link for the lazy (View Post)3 -
Re: Any collectors here that intend on donating coins to any museums?
Donated collections will occasionally get deaccessioned like the Huntington collection. (View Post)1
