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The majority of the word "UNION" being present is the clearest tell... Volcano pesos are definitely a scarcer undertype vs. the usual Lima/Potosi/Mexico portrait 8R... then Argentina after … (View Post)

Another current eBay piece, same dies... this example's cool plating peel readily reveals its nefarious nature: (View Post)

@Eddi, lovely piece... and genuine. I note that b/c, as you may have seen, there is a decent (though usually a bit porous) 1803 2R fake that has been floating around for a bit now (they seem to emana… (View Post)

RE: Santiago 1775 1R - That DID go cheap... Goes to show why it pays to be diligent about perusing every auction for bargain opportunities if you're a serious buyer/collector. It gets tedious as most… (View Post)

Duh, I didn't catch that - indeed it is! And thus, @Boosibri's Coin #2 and Coin #4 are in fact the same coin... so it's back down to (4) specimens known as was noted in the descriptions of that coin.… (View Post)