After I purchased the coin at an HA auction, I decided to send it off to NGC. It was NGC who determined it was a counterfeit. This opinion was...
I finally found again the reference for that 'faux d'epoque' Contemporary countefeit of an Ecu de 6 Livres. Here it is:...
It has a beautiful quaint 'old' look to it - the engraving is probably roughly contemporary with the coin. I have never seen anything like this....
Ok, I got that. My detailed answer was more for the benefit of other members who may not be aware of how rare the Nuevo Reino pillars are.
Coming back to the Santiago Pillar 8 Reales, this is the current best estimation of all examples known, per year: Year Number of...
...that would be great, but....there are only 35 or so Nuevo Reino 8R Columnarios around. This extremely scarce coin, scarcer still than their...
Thank you, Christian. Yes, the auction house was very responsive and I came out of it without any loss, just took some time. This actually...
Very difficult to chose THE most beautiful, but among the US coins in my collection this one ranks very high: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks, Brandon! if you had stayed a few months longer in Europe I would have converted you into a Spanish Colonial lover yet!
Congratulations, Jack! I do not believe I have see your example before. Nice and Rare. I am glad you were able to bring her back home.
Thanks! I can honestly say this is 'the' coin which I have desired and 'longed' for the most and longest. Back in 2007 the stars aligned so...
This is a coin which I had almost given up hope of ever owning. However, it has finally happened and I am really happy to have found this example...
Thank you for posting that very scarce S-45, @Jack D. Young !
$300, ha? hmm....that was a lot of money when I was going to Grad school in the early 80's. My monthly scholarship was $300, and that was enough...
You are right, Randy. I did not want to labour the point, but the prices were so high on the early coppers in general, that I did not even feel it...
Here is a 1794 half cent from my collection (variety C-9, most common for the year). [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Being on holiday in Florida (83 F on November 23rd.!), I took the opportunity to attend the Ft. Myers bi-yearly Coin Show last Saturday. This a...
Nice example of the JR-4, @NSP. As you say, original and showing still a good amount of detail. Like you, I haven't added a single new example...
In my opinion the the key factor which determines the price of a coin is Number of coins available / number of people who want one. In other...
In case anybody is interested, the pair low grade/damaged '94's are varieties S-57 (on the left), and S-67 (on the right). Not real pretty but a...
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