That's an excellent coin with nice old toning. The demand for virtually all Chinese coins, even cash, just keeps on booming. I remember owning a...
Nice and congratulations! Very nice toning. I have an unslabbed coin. Purchased from Harlan Berk many years ago. It is not as nice as the OP...
I don't know of any new style didrachms. None are listed in Thompson, so I'm inclined to say that the OP coin is a fake. An edge shot would be...
This coin is a fairly recent arrival. The primary feature that attracted me to it is the well centered countermark that appears to an anchor,...
Yes, now that I look at the second coin, the Mexican 8 reales cob, assayer F there appears to be suggestions of a T, followed by what must be an...
The top coin is a gold escudo or possibly 2 escudos. Weight will determine the denomination. It could be from Mexico or Spain - I would lean...
That's a really nice coin! Quite scarce as well in nice grade. I was lucky to purchase this example from Roma's E-Sale 116, lot 1603. This coin...
For those of you interested in a more detailed history of Potosi "mountain of silver" here's an older article:...
Should there be restitution, though, to the decedents of enslaved indigenous and Africa workers? How would that work and by whom? The Guardian...
From today's Guardian. What's your opinion? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/bolivia-shipwreck-colombia-treasure
I think you're right. Good sleuthing! NGC is way off base attributing this coin to Ferdinand V and Isabel I.
Well, not so much reasoning, more like a crude guess. I was focusing on the large roundish countermark between VTRAQUE and VNUM. The design...
Interesting coin! It seems to be a legitimate 2 reales that was hammered along the periphery on the reverse, for what purpose I am not sure. Or,...
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