Spain: silver 2-reales of Philip V, 1723-A, Madrid mint, with unknown counterstamp [ATTACH] Spain, 2 reales of Philip V, 1723-A. KM 296,...
Aargh! Still the real deal, though, for a type most of us will only ever see in the pages of the Red Book...
@John Scholefield and @talerman - thank you for the information! A specialist I shall never be, I'm afraid. A bicycle trip through that area...
Nice Prussian piece. Neat design. Is that the trace of an old mount at the top, on the rim above the H in REICHS? Wouldn't be all that unusual...
Wow, groovy city, man! I've never even seen one in person. Where's the tooling? I don't see it. Around the letters?
@dcarr is Daniel Carr, who not only produces popular fantasy coins under his "Moonlight Mint", but was also the designer of the actual NY and RI...
Whoa... shady. :yack:
Tough call for me, but I lean towards planchet flaw.
Yes. I'm no expert, but I've seen my share of colonial relics, and that puppy is pretty early.
Oh, yeah. Popping a silver half - any silver half- outta the dirt will cause one to blurt out all sorts of things in surprise. I was on the side...
I was undecided between AU55 and AU details, since it looks like it could possibly have had a light cleaning in the past. But it looks...
No clue here- those could be 19th or 20th century, I reckon. But he posted a buckle (likely a shoe buckle) in another thread that looks...
The one and only Barber half I ever dug was an 1894-O, but it's lower grade than that one (like AG-ish). Still the kind of find that makes you...
I think the OP did. ;)
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O rly? This I would like to see. C'mon, Randy... out with it! I have never owned one, of course.
Details are not bad, but the surfaces look less than ideal. I don't hate it, but I don't love it, either. I find it ... so-so.
Welcome, @kirispupis.
This. The Belize is a fun find. Throw the damaged cents in a wishing well and make a wish for more finds! ;)
Not a bad looking coin at all, but not Mint State, either. I'd call it AU.
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