Nice doubling on the 1 reale obverse. Haven't seen many that strong.
Afwan. There are some denominations that were minted in AH 1293 year 1, which is the same as 1876. They are: 10 para 20 para 1 qirsh 20 qirsh...
On the obverse of your coin (first picture), the number below the three stars at the top is 10. This refers to the year the coin was minted...
I would agree with VF-EF. Nice coin. The date looks like 10th year of reign, so would be about 1885 rather than 1876.
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Thanks everyone who enjoyed the post. A good companion piece to the above would be a coin with the VIGO mark, after the Battle of Vigo Bay in...
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I do not have any, but yes I've seen that one before, the Tyche bust obverse, galley prow reverse is fairly common. I think yours is from Aradus....
I would doubt it as well, there is no photo so you don't know exactly what you are getting. Face value would be less than 20 cents US. Unless...
Crinoid fossil was my first impression as well. It would have been a segment of a series forming an elongate stem.
You won't lose any money by using that rule. It would be unfair to honest sellers in China to assume everything coming from there is fake....
I mention the weight determination because it is an easy test for anyone to perform. It would only be the first pass on authenticity. There are a...
I also am interested to see how this turns out. Please post photos of your progress with the dies. Looks like you are under the gun to get the...
Whoops, I take that back on the date, the date is (17)36, so the style is correct. Can you weigh the piece? It should be about 27 grams.
Having seen the coin in hand, I think Todd's photo has done a great job of showing the toning. Nice upgrade from your 63BN!
Its meant to be an 8 escudos cob from the Lima mint. The date appears to be (16)86, if the symbol in the lower center is an 8. But this would be...
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Eduard, I cannot help with the attribution of the coin, but wanted to comment that the writing that Doug points out does appear to be reflexion as...
Then it is almost certainly the coin I looked at. I spent a fair amount of time at Sedwick's table.
In most respects this shilling (along with 6 pence, ½ crowns, and crowns of the same year and also of 1746) is identical to issues from the...
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