Here's one of my favorite hook neck 8 reales, from Durango and purchased from Freeman Craig in 1982. Mexico, 8 reales, 1824 RL, Durango. Defiant...
I have lots of them as well. Maybe I could use them to build a boat!
I do find auctions increasingly unaffordable, what with the fees, currency conversion for overseas auctions and rising shipping charges. It is...
You've probably have all ready heard, but if not, Roma Numismatics is closing as of the 24th of this month. It's too bad, but given the legal...
Talk about serendipity! Congratulations!
That's a lovely example, with a great provenance. Many years ago I was luck to purchase a coin from the Daniel K. E. Ching collection through...
That's an excellent coin with nice old toning. The demand for virtually all Chinese coins, even cash, just keeps on booming. I remember owning a...
Nice and congratulations! Very nice toning. I have an unslabbed coin. Purchased from Harlan Berk many years ago. It is not as nice as the OP...
I don't know of any new style didrachms. None are listed in Thompson, so I'm inclined to say that the OP coin is a fake. An edge shot would be...
This coin is a fairly recent arrival. The primary feature that attracted me to it is the well centered countermark that appears to an anchor,...
Yes, now that I look at the second coin, the Mexican 8 reales cob, assayer F there appears to be suggestions of a T, followed by what must be an...
The top coin is a gold escudo or possibly 2 escudos. Weight will determine the denomination. It could be from Mexico or Spain - I would lean...
That's a really nice coin! Quite scarce as well in nice grade. I was lucky to purchase this example from Roma's E-Sale 116, lot 1603. This coin...
For those of you interested in a more detailed history of Potosi "mountain of silver" here's an older article:...
Should there be restitution, though, to the decedents of enslaved indigenous and Africa workers? How would that work and by whom? The Guardian...
From today's Guardian. What's your opinion? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/29/bolivia-shipwreck-colombia-treasure
I think you're right. Good sleuthing! NGC is way off base attributing this coin to Ferdinand V and Isabel I.
Well, not so much reasoning, more like a crude guess. I was focusing on the large roundish countermark between VTRAQUE and VNUM. The design...
Interesting coin! It seems to be a legitimate 2 reales that was hammered along the periphery on the reverse, for what purpose I am not sure. Or,...
That's a very nice coin with an interesting error in the reverse legend. It seems that instead of an "I" punched into the legend of the die, a...
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