I'm leaving the toning on, of course! Acetone doesn't touch toning, just a few spots of gunk.
Man, i was doing so well with focusing my numismatic spend, too... Visited a new (to me) coin shop in Toronto West and had an great conversation...
Oh, shoot, didn't realize it was a resurrected thread. My mistake. Collecting in Mexico has been gaining quite a bit of momentum in the recent...
@Nathan401 - could be prolonged corrosion, or could be a poorly made counterfeit. Hard to tell without seeing it in-hand and running tests....
Absolutely untrue. Coin collecting is very popular, with a large portion collecting 20th century issues starting with the Revolution. Introduction...
Common XF pillars with nice original surfaces can be found around $300 as GDJMSP mentioned. Certified would bump that up by around $50-100.
I dont have anything in the 20th-21st centuries, but my collection is a year / assayer / variety run from 1790 to 1821.
Just don't smoke while doing it ;) Oh, and I'm sure there are pluses to developing ketoacidosis.
New pick-up at NYINC earlier in the month. [IMG]
1815 Mexico 8 Reales in AU50 - $300 Nice original surfaces [IMG] 1777 Mexico 8 Reales in AU53 (undergraded, in my opinion) - $600 Scarcer...
Gorgeous!
Counterfeit Dies
Bunch of counterfeit dies for sale from Spain. At least the seller says as much....
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