Yes, 1200 USD seems high. 1808 is a scarcer date within the Santiago mint Charles IV 8 reales series, mostly 1800 and 1801 seem to be offered....
Here is a Vermont Landscape. I find these coin really 'quaint' and appealing for some reason - a sunface peeking over the Vermont hills.
Here another coin which crossed my path recently, and which I found interesting. I collect U.S colonial, and particularly like the Vermont...
Here some pics of the 1821:
I have not had much time for coins lately. Very busy, but not so busy that that I would let these 2 large cents pass me by. Nothing major, the...
Nice coin. A few are listed here:...
My book says 'the most likely explanation (for the continued usage of the date as 1652 although struck later) seems to be simply this is the year...
I am glad your coin turned out to be genuine. I knew the 'fabric' of it was correct when you first posted it. Congratulations As mentioned, I...
You guys are good - you can spot tooling of the legends on this coin. I, for one, don't see anything obviously or grossly wrong with the...
You know you are a coin collector when your wife has just found about your latest $1000 outlay for a very rare coin - she angrily says 'Its...
Lovely coins Regandon, my favorite there is the Frankfurt Doppeltaler. I collect issues from Frankfurt, and I love those huge coins. Doppeltalers...
An NC cent is a valuable and coveted item for most serious copper collectors, and I think I would have bought this one too, holes and all, for the...
Very interesting coin from the dark ages of Europe. A nice addition to any collection. As you say, the period after the departure of the Romans is...
Well, thanks again for all of the opinions. This turned more into a discussion about the grade of the coin (which was not my intention), rather...
Thank you Gallienus, It's very kind of you to bring this thread up again. I would very much like to learn more about this issue, but have been...
Thank you again, Frank. It was old C.T member Bonedigger who commented on the weight remember him?
I first posted this coin back in 2007, but in view of the ongoing discussion on the 1806 over inverted 6 Half, I thought I would post this coin...
Well, quite a range of guesses here G4 to XF..... I spent some time looking at a PCGS grading guide yesterday, and I am tending toward VF20....
A very nice set you have put together there - Congratulations, that takes much dedication. Which is the one you had the most trouble finding?
1861 Seated Dollar
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