Good writeup. I'd like to see if you have any close ups of any of the coins. Some of the Colonial 8 reales you've posted appear to be Royals...
I'll try to post some types. These include the Argentine "Sunfaces" which I'm very found of. When I went to Argentina 10+ years ago I stopped...
Also 2 weeks before this posting I was in Sao Paulo, Brazil and attended the coin show, auction and dinner. I got a 960 reis of the "special...
I like this period as it was the beginning of the end of the reis after 350 of circulation. These coins are still good silver but they've dropped...
I was thinking the 6 look pretty good to me. They don't appear polished at all but instead have the apparently original type frosting? I didn't...
Unfortunately it's not my coin. It's available for sale but since the dealer let me photo 2 other coins of his I decided not to push it w/ a 3rd.
I've run across an interesting 18th century Brazilian copper at a local coin show. It has a 6 countermark punched on one side and a 6 & a 9...
Highly variable depending on type, denomination & date. I think it's really hard to find any of the big 40 reis in the 1750's without...
I wasn't able to watch the video with sound but don't plan to. Many coins have been cleaned and if it's done properly it can benefit the coin....
Well I'm leaving for the annual Brazilian coin society meeting & auction in a few weeks. If you email me I can pick up some bronze. Now I'm...
Note that your previous articles on this mention the La Luz as having sunk in 1752. Until reading your article I wasn't familiar with any Colonial...
I'll work on getting the numbers or an estimate. While unlisted in my ancient Krause, it's not possible that any government during this time...
It was somewhat irregular purchasing it. When I called to have someone look at it, I was told the coin had been shipped off apart from all the...
finally got it when I returned to the US. This a double siglos, was ex-CNG. Actually I always wanted a real double siglos (also known as...
Well this is one of my latter ones: acquired middle of 2017. I've been looking for a Peru 8 escudos of this date as it's the 1st gold coin struck...
They're very impressive and not terribly expensive in full unc. They are difficult to find thus but few outside of Brazil care. I have a couple...
I've done weighing of coins but never s.g. Even for simple weighing I've found it necessary to buy a Ohaus Analytical scale. The usual $99 digital...
I was perusing a thread regarding the silver debasement in other coins when I saw a link discussing specific gravity tests on US coinage....
For myself, however I got a Brazilian coin also in Sao Paulo. This is their 2nd year of their gold coinage in 1696, 4000 reis, uncirculated. I...
Yes I think we could've haggled the woman down to $12 however my son who was 6 years old at the time flashed her his $14 and we lost all...
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