It appears to be a Y#5a. The diagnostic being the shape of the florets at 3 and 9 oclock on the obverse (second picture). My Krause lists it as...
Boss, it was good meeting you as well. You hit the nail on the head talking about AJ, he really did go out of his way to coordinate a fun and...
Here's a bit of my LB loot. Peru, 1759 1 reale, Lima mint. Variety not listed (should have a dot above the mintmark). Not so common unholed....
I probably couldn't give a better idea of the grade than you yourself can, but I like the look of the coin, good example. Looks like you're...
At the poker game last night, it was 8 CT members at the table for a awhile. That may be a record. Was at the show until 3 pm today, by that...
That's a great one. Thanks for posting it.
I like scary movies. Scary movies with coins, double plus good.
I left around 2pm, I figured you guys were getting in after that, or I would have called AJ.
I bought some nice stuff today. A few Spanish Colonials and a Brazilian overstrike that was just too nice to pass up (will post that one here)....
A Coin of Julianus I found this post on "A Coin of Julianus" interesting and have nominated it accordingly for "CoinTalk Thread of the Week Of...
BCCR=Banco Central Costa Rica At one time Costa Rican coins were minted in the US. To my knowledge, now they are issued from the mint in Costa...
I agree that it looks like a fake. However, with respect to the particular distribution of mint mark and denomination, would you agree the...
The coin does not look real from the photos. But if it were, I would guess it to be an 8 reales cob from the Lima mint, Hapsburg shield type,...
See you guys at the show. I'll be around from Thurs. opening.
Nice article, thanks.
The date on De Orc's coin is VS 1949, but the OP's coin is VS 1950
The second coin is a 50 cash from Szechuan Province, China. Date is 1912. Composition was in both brass and copper.
Thanks for the report, I have been meaning to visit this museum for some time, good to hear it was of interest.
Ability to Grade is the Result of Hard Experience I found this post on "Ability to Grade is the Result of Hard Experience" interesting and have...
A hammered lion coin: Seljuks of Rum Drachm AH 640, Konya mint Kai-Khusru II [IMG]
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