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Re: 1818 Lima Cuartilla - "Platero"/Silversmith Issue?
Fancy way of saying contemporary counterfeit... A number exist for Lima colonial cuartillos. That 1818 is fairly common. (View Post)1 -
Re: 1831 Costa Rica 8 Reales
So I did a workup on this coin in question as an exercise some months back sort of piggybacking off the other thread focused on the 1831-CR 8R - mainly discussing undertypes and Cent Amer Rep contemp… (View Post)2 -
Re: What do you think - same obverse die? (update in last post)
Quite possibly... based on how the legend lettering and his chicken feathers line up with the denticles, plus how TI of GRATIA interacts with the edge. (View Post)2 -
Re: Latin America: Market conditions as of 2025?
I mean, I don't think the idea of a given country's coinage bringing higher prices domestically vs. in another random country is an earth-shattering concept... But looking at this specific point and … (View Post)2 -
Re: Monterrey, Mexico Show Report
To stay on topic, I dislike soft corn tortillas (though toasted as chips I'll devour). Much prefer flour for whatever calls for a soft tortilla. Am also a gringo. I like a Michelada having a splash o… (View Post)3