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Re: What is this on my 8 reales 1785
Given the linear nature of the flaw it was probably from one of the passes through the roller mill that turns the silver alloy ingot into a strip with the proper thickness. IIRC Swamperbob mentioned … (View Post)1 -
Re: COB CRAZY!!!
Macuquina with mostly full details are scarce just because of the method of manufacture. Here are a few of mine. It's likely that the recortado issues started out as macuquina but were run through th… (View Post)5 -
Re: NGC results, finally, after 5+ months!
Glad you were satisfied with the results, if not the wait, Lord M. (View Post)1 -
Re: 1730 Mexico cob 8 Reales cast fake... yet again
If you know how real macuquinas were made you should realize that each has a unique shape and strike. Also the whole point of them being cut that way was to get them to be within weight tolerance -- … (View Post)1 -
Re: Pillar Mexico 8 Reales overdate?
Yeah, watch out Roman. I only pursued the Carolus III pillar 8's and there were lots of overdates in the standard references. (View Post)1