It is old Spanish and is taken from the Latin columbo (dove)
And @physics-fan3.14 can tell you all about those business strikes designated as proof-like, so in future you can distinguish those as well
Same here in Spain. Many streets named after him. Avenida Colón, Calle Cristobal Colón etc.
Congrats, another one to help you on the way to 20,000
A clue as to what we are supposed to be looking at would be helpful. Also try to remember to crop away all unnecessary background leaving just the...
I am English but live permanently in Spain for 16 years now
To me the lines look raised. Obviously if they are incuse then PMD or a strike through. Or a wild guess at feeder finger marks but probably not in...
They look like die file lines that weren't struck out sufficiently after trying to erase a clash mark or similar
Wexler's 001 has 4 die markers, 2 x OBV and 2 x REV. I can see 2 out of 4 but the images you posted are so pixellated that seeing any others is...
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The 7/8 tailfeather were made using the short nock reverse and was continued to be used until the new long nock reverse was made available, in...
Sorry, posted on wrong "follow" thread, carry on as you were
Instead of reading wild, inaccurate web pages and thinking wow I got one of those shiny coins, i'm gonna get rich, why don't you make the effort...
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You have posted on a year old thread. Start your own new thread with clear in focus photos and you will get more views and replies
Keep us guessing, your brain retains more when you make it think. Which is what education and learning is about.
And just about any other element in the vicinity of the die face at that time
The straighter ones look to be more solid so could be metal filings. The blurry, randomly shaped ones maybe clumps of dust in grease and the...
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