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1818 Lima Cuartilla - "Platero"/Silversmith Issue?
I saw a weird cuartilla on Ebay from a seller in South America a while back described as a "platero" (silversmith) issue. Thought it was interesting but couldn't find much on it. I jus… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1818 Lima Cuartilla - "Platero"/Silversmith Issue?
Lol. Thanks TwoKopeiki. At least the die work is better than my type coin in my counterfeit denomination set... (pictured below). @genosse , curious to hear your thoughts on the topic. (View Post)3 -
Re: Can anybody help me with this ?
Nice looking Potosí 8 reales, PR assayer which I think is dated 1596 -1621, sure looks like a nice Grade 2 or even Grade 1 Atocha coin. Those seem to be going for 3k - 5k with all the paperwork. Hard… (View Post)1 -
Re: Chop marked Mexican 8 Reales and Peso newps……let’s see some CHOPPED world coinage!
I have two chopmarked counterfeits, the 1808 is very well engraved but with a legend error, and the 1790 is an interesting alloy, perhaps made with mercury amalgam, that is noticeably denser than sil… (View Post)3 -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
I was very excited to win this 1813 Suprema Junta half real earlier in the week! It is absolutely one of my favorite types and is really well struck for the issue. The registries for both NGC and PCG… (View Post)13
