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Re: 1st hunt of 2026
Thanks! Yeah, I always like the ones with interesting patina. The Washington was in a soggier area that started to degrade the silver a bit. Only the 1942 wheat has a date, the others are too far gon…1 -
Re: New C/S Guatemala Peso. Post your favorite counter stamped coins!
Not sure this one will meet anyone's standards for beauty, but the history sure is there. From the insurgent Zimapán mint:3 -
1st hunt of 2026
Broke out the old CTX and hunted some areas where dirt had been moved at a favorite local park. Got very lucky and ended a 15-year long drought on Standing Liberty quarters, I hadn't found one s…5 -
Re: Double Struck Off-Center Mexico ND TH Assayer Ferdinand VII 8 Reales
I will take a stab at it. The coins were edged first, using the Castaing machine, then struck in the screw press. No collar involved. I can remember one other wacky error of the same sort, it was an …2 -
Re: Dramatic Errors of the Spanish Colonial 8 Reales Series
Yeah, I took a look through again to refresh myself, there really are an absurd number of varieties/errors for Zacatecas 1813 - 1822 coinage. I have picked a few of them over my time collecting but I…1
