I've never heard of this. I read chinese, and the meanings are the same for most of the written language, but I can't make them out from the...
yeah. I have an image of that one posted from 1722 somewhere - I can't remember what thread I put it in. Interesting mint mark, if you ask me.
Seville, I believe. The mint mark is below the R on the obverse
I picked up this one - tried to post it a couple days ago on my lunch break, but I kept getting an error message.
Fantastic! I loved... LOVED... the 8 reales - you know how to pick them! beautiful piece. I've seen you post a ducaton before, after the last...
Thanks Bluesman, you lightened it up nicely. I actually made the image darker, because on my home computer the image looked much pailer than the...
Thanks! I can't wait to see what you picked up at the vegas show. speaking of the show - how was it? Lot of tables? You know, I ran into a...
I'm in! http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=4936
today's purchases.... my spain and spanish colonial collection grows. I usually don't purchase a whole lot of copper pieces, but I made an...
I absolutely agree. It is a fantastic coin! I was just meaning the image. I have never seen anything quite like it... a sheep holding a flag?...
I like ducats as much as the next guy - as long as the next guy isn't JD - but the obverse of this coin has some questions that need answers.......
seems like a good price, but whether it was 'worth what you paid' only your enjoyment of them can answer that, my friend!
looks like there's a few listings on ebay. LARGE SIZE SILVER COINS OF THE WORLD 16TH-19TH CENTURY That would be a good purchase.
I know Naples is in Italy, but the coin was minted under spanish authority - so I thought it would be a spanish empire piece. I am guessing...
OK, I guess anyone can answer :D I just finished reading Gilboy's book today. Great stuff! The appendix was worth the pricetag alone....
right on that score! This is one of my favorite pieces - until I get my hands on a reasonable guinea... or two. :rolleyes:
Me too! Well, it's definitely raised - so I guess that's good news in comparison to a scratch. I wonder, though, if die cracks are common in...
and I don't know what that spot on the reverse is, but it is very concerning to me, as I don't recall it being there when I purchased the piece a...
I think I have an error here, but I'm not sure how common this type of error is on the specimen I have. It's a 1871 B.P. 1 Sovereign I toned...
I don't know much about that Aidan, but I have seen the denominations you mentioned sold by die number quite often. I never paid much attention...
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