Caracas 2 reales 1818 - unusual variety

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by Numismat, Oct 30, 2014.

  1. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    New addition, and a variety I have only seen once before. It has what looks like beads on the curved lines below "Caracas" and on the opposite sides there are 4-pointed rosettes instead of single or triple dots. I know there are contemporary counterfeits, but as far as I know those are "German silver", much higher quality, and dated 1819.

    Interested in hearing your thoughts on this one :)

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  3. stevex6

    stevex6 Random Mayhem

    Ummm, very cool lookin' coin .... the reverse is super cool (love the lions & castles)

    Hopefully it's a winner (but sadly, not even close to my coin collecting area of non-expertise)

    Good luck & Cheers
     
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  4. Numismat

    Numismat World coin enthusiast

    I know this is an old thread, but wanted to update with an exact identification.
    I have found out that this variety is cataloged by Stohr as type D, which is the only one of a handful of varieties for this year that has the beaded waves.

    Full attribution: Variety "d" according to Thomas Stohr. Obverse: without "A" in "PLV-SVL-TRA". Medium date.
    Obverse Waves type III. Reverse: Castle type I, Lion type II, Arches type III

    Source: http://www.numismatica-venezuela.info

    This is a very useful site, as the Stohr catalog can be very elusive and also expensive.
     
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  5. britannia40

    britannia40 Well-Known Member

    nice coin I like the character.
     
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