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...
That would be very helpful. Some of the die polishing lines are quite obvious, while finer polishing lines require magnification, sometimes quite...
Point well taken. I guess my preferences are based on my limited collecting of Carthaginian coins from any period. I've always wanted a Punic...
There actually are shipwrecks near Padre Island, 1554, known as the "1554 Fleet". A description of the wrecks can be found on page 152 of...
Here are three 8 reales cobs. Viceroy of Peru, Lima 8, reales, Philip IV, 1659, Assayer V. "Star of Lima" type. KM 18.1 27.6 grams [ATTACH] New...
From my perspective the coinage of Carthage, when it was a rival of Rome for dominance in the western Mediterranean, is of greater importance,...
I have only one Carthaginian coin of the Western Roman Empire. The slab is somewhat scuffed up, but the coin still has much of the original...
A very good start would be to purchase a copy of Daniel Sedwick's A Practical Book of Cobs. This compact paperback book, in its fourth edition,...
Yes, roller die produced coins are often times a bit wavey and sometimes a bit oblong. Also, my under standing is that the coins were cut with...
The roller press was a major step towards the production of machine or milled coins. The mint at Segovia in Spain was the first to use this...
Netherlands, United Provinces, Overijssel, lion daalder, 1679. Davenport 4861 25.827 grams [ATTACH]
Excellent points. Over the past 20 years at least there has been a proliferation of fake thalers. Buying from a trusted source with a solid...
A beautiful coin! I used to own one in lower grade many years ago.
Mexico, 8 reales, Charles II, 1680, assayer L over G. KM unlisted as an over-assayer. [ATTACH] Netherlands, United Provinces, Gelders, ducaton,...
Here's an odd coin. This is a contemporary imitative lion daalder of unknown origin, perhaps Ottoman Empire or points east, perhaps Indonesia...
As a general rule I don't collect denarii, but occasionally one appears that catches my attention. Roman Republic, M Furius Philus, denarius, 119...
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