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1654 Potosi Bolivia 8 Reales cob - FAKE
So I wasn't going to bother b/c I get tired of being a hall monitor/eBay police... but inspired by the current cob thread, I will. This particularly bothers me b/c the seller just recently bought the… (View Post)2 -
Re: Latin American Coin Show NYC 2025
Glad you checked in, @Martel , and great to hear you're definitely doing the show again! (View Post)1 -
Re: COB CRAZY!!!
OK, @pruebas, here's a target... sort of on the outer periphery of/transition from "cob", but close enough - and it actually fits in perfectly with your main focus. There are a handful of p… (View Post)3 -
Re: COB CRAZY!!!
At the beginning of the 1733 coinage, they were having problems producing the round "modern" PLANCHETS with any kind of efficacy... so they quickly gave up and pivoted back to using hand-cu… (View Post)1 -
Re: What is this on my 8 reales 1785
Zooming out and looking at how it presents on the neck to a less severe extent, I was thinking those are just really bad planchet flaws (View Post)1