The coin is a 2 ghirsh from the United Kingdoms of Saudi Arabia, dated AH 1376 (1957 AD).
I cherrypicked this one from a dealer yesterday, made my day for $3. Just barely need a loupe to pick it out. A 1938-S UNC cent, FS#1c-016.5,...
That is a great token!
Interesting history to go with the coin, thanks for sharing. I do remember seeing Trajan's column but not this pillar base, definitely on the...
I've been told the round tubes, under certain environmental conditions, can shrink, causing the coins to become stuck, and forcing the owner to...
Thanks for the trivia, Clinker, I enjoyed it. Electrum has a range of Au-Ag ratios, generally stated as >20% silver. The following article...
The 2 reales is a fake. The 8 reales I think is also fake, but I am not good enough at portrait reales to say for certain. If the 8 reales were...
For these cap and rays reales and for the portrait reales you showed earlier, it would help to weigh them and show a picture of the edges (the...
Two two top coins are 8 reales from Mexico, the first is from the Guadalajara mint, the second from the Guanajuato mint. They are both silver....
Thanks for that description, Condor101, its useful to see the progression of the strike through detailed. It makes it easier to visualize.
In partial answer to your question, there are many ancient coins that price cheaply for both reasons you propose. Roman copper coins, for example,...
Both should be about 90% silver.
The 2 reales is from the Lima, Peru mint. The 1 reale is from the Mexico City mint.
They are both Spanish Colonial reales from Mexico City, the first is 2 reales, the second is 8 reales. I'm guessing your lighting is giving them...
Perhaps, but I only saw the thread waaaay after you did.
Its meant to be a 2 escudo (presumably gold) from a Spanish colonial mint (Lima) during the reign of Philip V. The date is 170-something. I...
Yes, I can imagine you as a kid. I looked through photos of Mexico City 8 reales from all the relevant years and besides a slight variation in...
The range of dates for J and J in Mexico City is 1812 (I thought it was 1811 but I checked and its not) to 1821.
How would an 1821 be used on a coin struck in 1819?
Yes, the I-looking letters are the style of the J used at the time, written along the legend after the 8R, which is also clear. The mint mark is...
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