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Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Only 15 Lima Peru Charles III 4 Reales straight graded across all years and at both TPG's combined. This is the only example graded higher than VF. You can see some light die clashing just to the right of the portrait, looking closely you're able to make out the column. Starting from the left of "DE" in Dei Gratia, with… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Hopefully no one will get bored at my repeated posting of these... 1630 8 Reales Royal issue Potosi (Bolivia) NGC AU55. The first dated Royal of the Spanish New World and the finest of 4 extant pieces! An extremely important coin for collectors of Latin America! 1779 8 Escudos Potosi (Bolivia) NGC 63. Finest known for the… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
<< <i>Took a quick picture before I sent it off to PCGS for grading.. 1815 Guatemala 8 reales Countermarked by John McKenzie & Son in Scotland as 4 shillings / 6 pence. Just bought it, very rare coin. Here is a link to one sold in 1998 - details in the auction say there are only 25 known. >> Nice! I hope the counterstamp… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Awe, hopefully it's no biggie. Just concerned parents when it comes to our lil children. No harm, no foul. Ok, so I got this in my files. Anyone ever seen "die trials" like this on the other series? And secondly, how many 1, 2, 4, 8 Reales have the miss spelling of Carolus? Hey, OriginalDan, I like the chop mark on the… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
1Bustcollector, I was just busting him for an obviously puffed up claim. Here's what CRO actually said about the coin: In 20+ years of concerted searching, this is the single nicest Pillar 4 Reales we've ever had the chance to buy, and it just happens to be this rare and seldom seen early issue. In other words, all the… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Originally posted by: 1Bustcollector And secondly, how many 1, 2, 4, 8 Reales have the miss spelling of Carolus? The way I heard it is that all the manual labor in the Colonial (and Republican) mints were Indios (known today as Native Americans). Most could not read nor write Spanish. Hence they copied what they saw.… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Interesting very small Guatemala silver coin super die breaks. Die must have been on its last lag... and to compare it one without DBRs. Just recently I bought a collection of actually Canadian coins. However, the international, especially South America content in silver is overwhelming and interesting. If anyone is… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
Estado 4 Reales 1851-G, KM20a, XF45 NGC, much original color on this well centered and nearly fully stuck example. The slight flan crudeness is appealing and it is unlikely this example entered circulation. Ex-Amon Carter collection (1988). From The Dana Roberts Collection. Krause catalog price(s) for this item: $40 in VF,… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
It should MS. There are no luster breaks on the bust, the crown, or the PLUS ribbon, and just a touch on the right pillar between L and T in ULTRA that is small enough to not hopefully be an issue that would cost this coin grade points. The 3 small hairlines are not very apparent at first glance, but you can find them… -
Re: North/South/Central American Coins Thursday, let's see them!
1820 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1819 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1818 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1817 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1814 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1813 Potosi 8 Reales FUN NEWP 1830 Bolivia 4 Soles CH+ UNC Don't let the sheer amount of coins fool you. I scored BIG TIME with the grades as well! FUN been beddy beddy good…
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