World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

WoW(!) Monster coin, I hope you've owned it for a while. If the avatar got you in hot water, your 8 Escudo might get you thrown out of the house if its a new acquisition.

 

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Talking about unwanted coins and scooters,

I go to Santiago maybe twice a year looking for some nice coins. Last time I did not find what I was looking for so I bought these with a lack of judgement. They were quite expensive for me. I have not look into it in more detail. Are these common and of any value? Do not even know if I cat them correct.

 

If someone offered those two coins to me, I would most probably buy them also.

 

Nice ones.

 

What do think is the value? Just for me to see how bad the lack of judgement was.

 

I'm sorry but it is not possible for me to look up any coin data right now. I would really like to but it is not possible. We are installing a new wall at my home & the room is being freshly painted & carpeted. All my books (and stuff) are stored in boxes for the next week until our work is completed.

 

Hi & thanks very much. The 1840 Cuzco is out of the Millenium Spring 2008 auction which I attended in person. It was $2,600 not incl "the juice" [15%] and is one of the early Athena types I really crave. Thus it was much cheaper than Teller's coin. Since I saw it in person I liked it. As mentioned the Cuzco gold has a proof-like finish which didn't come out too well in my photo.

A Latin American specialist told me at the time that "people liked the silver crowns" and the gold was unliked & really many unc 8 escudos were selling for the same prices as unc 8 reales, despite being "really tough" in mint state. However since 2008, gold has become hotter and all that's changes. Now I buy the 8 reals [silver] and can't touch the 8 escudos.

The avatar coin was a bit more, even more than Teller's piece but medallions of this era are quite uncommon. Also I like the period for historical reasons.

 

:thumb:Here one I found @ my buddy's coin shop in the melt bucket.
you see 1945 a lot but here 1944-D 10c centavos

 

Nice Republican 8R's of Bolivar. What were you looking for in Chile that you didn't find? I know that over the past few years Bolivian 8R's have become [much?] more expensive.

 

A nice VF or XF 8 reales FJ KM 51 or KM 80. Do not have a FJ 8 reales from Santiago. I am always looking for some gold Escudos and countermarked coinage also. No real luck. I do not buy coins from ebay or any place outside Chile due to customs issues. Had very bad experiences. Therefore it is sligtly more difficult.

 

I think they changed the #'s since my Krause manual on Latin America came out. I could find neither of those #'s although a KM 81 is a Colonial 2 escudos.

By FJ 8 reales from Santiago I presume you mean the common Volcano type as illustrated?

Sorry about the poor photo quality. I bought this on the floor from Jeff Zarit at the NYICS back in the World Trade Center. He had 2 of them, the one I didn't buy had a flan flaw. It was reasonably priced ($750) but he might have sold it since then (12 years ago).
I have never bought a coin from Ebay but have bought coins in person in the US and in Argentina.

Do you know Carlos Jara, he's a numistmatist from Chile? This is the only Volcano Peso I have but I'm very interested in getting a few nice Chilean coins-- it's very difficult tho. I also got the Condor 8R type [below] but wasn't too happy with it as it's circulated. Still I guess I should be grateful for anything these days. My friend has these types 39 & 48-49 in unc but he has no Chilean gold!

The name in the files indicates that I did not take this photo myself (also as you can tell it's not blurry!), rather I just used the auction Co's photo.

 

Very nice peso, never seen it such good condition. I have bought a coin from Carlos Jara a few weeks ago, but do not know him as such. I am still looking for the condor 8R type. Tell me when you want to part with it.

 

Early copper nickel dos centavos, KM 147 1875/6 with 108,000 minted. Was changed to copper 1878 (147a). Not many good specimens left.

 

I won these 2 weeks ago on auction for a great price; they finally arrived in the mail today.

1900 E, 5 Mark, KM# 1246, Albert I / Saxony – It’s in alright shape and has a mintage of only 157k.

1913 E, 3 Mark, KM# 1275, Battle of Leipzig Centennial / Saxony-Albertine (dipped)

1901, 2 Mark, KM#525, Friedrich I & Wilhelm II, 200th Anniv. / Kingdom of Prussia – The toning on this one looks very blue under direct light, unfortunately that is hard to photograph.

These are not necessarily high dollar coins, but they now have a permanent home in my collection.

 

Is there anything more fun than the anticipatory drool as a letter is ripped open with coins inside? can't think of anything else myself...

 

I know! Still waiting on 2 more...

 

Very few.

 

The experience is made even better when the coins are in a box, mailed registered mail with reinforced paper tape with imbedded fibers. Especially when the package has just been fished out of a post office box, and the only tool available is a set of car keys to cut open the tape. Always fun to see the look on other post office patrons faces as I rip open the package like a drug sniffing dog who has just had all his neurons lit at the same time on a positive scent.

 

Russian Ballerina Set 1993

 

ZAR Veld pond 986 or 530?

What do you guys think about this? I have this coin as a family piece. It has a great history. Could the letter be true and why was the mintage then not updated?

http://www.tokencoins.com/article/jun06.htm