New Spain, Mexico, Philip IV, 8 reales, 1667, assayer G over P. From an Indonesian salvage. KM 45 25.4 grams [ATTACH] [IMG] The Jewish Bride,...
Netherlands, United Provinces, Campen, ducaton, 1668. Davenport 4945 32.42 grams [ATTACH] [IMG] Rembrandt van Rijn, Self Portrait, 1668
Those are very nice examples and the complete Aramaic legend is exceptional for this type! I am slowly working through two lots of AE drachms, 40...
I thought I had a representative for 1669, maybe I do maybe I don't. I'll keep looking. In the meantime here's a cob for 1670. Viceroy of Peru,...
I'm not familiar with the AR hallmark, but it could be the initials of the bezel's manufacturer. The 14k hallmark is clearly visible inside the...
Nice! That sure does look like your coin. The certificate is very important. Do you have it? The tag helps, but the money part is the...
There's a thriving business in silver cob jewelry using mostly salvaged coins. It seems that 14k bezels are standard for these coins due to their...
That's an interesting coin. Do you have the weight? It has had a tough life. The shield side seems to have had silver chiseled off. I don't...
I'm pretty sure that your coin is a predated coin, before 1617. It could be an Atocha or Santa Margarita coin, but without documentation...
Judging from the photos that coin looks like a typical salvaged coin from Mel Fisher, mostly likely Atocha. The coin incurred major weight loss...
I've been absent for a while, feeling kind of funky, so here are some catchup additions. Viceroy of Peru, Potosi, 8 reales, 1674 E. KM 26 27.3...
That's a good point. I don't know how that would work, but I'm inclined to agree that US coins acquired overseas should be exempt, unless the...
Yes. I've been collecting these and other coins going back to 1980.
Here are two examples of the Carlos and Johanna type 4 reales, Mexico City. Late Series: Mexico, 4 reales, Charles and Joanna, circa 1570,...
I found this message in my inbox this morning: President Trump has introduced tariffs for the majority of imports into the US, including...
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