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@Abuelo, interesting piece, nicely struck/preserved. I do believe that's a well-executed example of one of the numerous contemporary counterfeits of this series, for which 1836 is definitely the most… (View Post)

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)

Glad you checked in, @Martel , and great to hear you're definitely doing the show again! (View Post)

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)

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)