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One thing about the Gilboy book - the appendices are outstanding and have detailed info about mint operations, equipment, salaries of mint employees, etc. It really answers a ton of questions about S… (View Post)

Really cool overdate on that Potosí one. Great coins! (View Post)

I casually bid on it and was surprised when it sold at Great Collections for like $470 a week prior, it was still a good deal on Ebay! (View Post)

Portraits are more of my thing but the style seems correct to me for San Luis Potosi for the date. I've seen a few overweight 1830s Zacatecas issues posted previously that were thought to be genuine.… (View Post)

I believe the Cap and Ray series has by far the most contemporary counterfeits. I probably see at least one per day on Ebay, sometimes several. Not many modern forgeries, though, in contrast with col… (View Post)