Interesting coin from the beginning of the republican era in Venezuela. This link shows a few of them sold at auction over the last few years -...
Either one of those two:
Take a few deep breaths, try to relax and go back to bed.
Chief, those are two beautiful coins. Congratulations!
If Conder says S-254, then that is what it is. Nice coin, decent surfaces and color (from the pics). I grade VF 20 to 25, net a few points lower.
The EAC convention sale took place started yesterday May 5th. Did any C.T'ers attend? Regarding the sale attached to the convention, I was...
I am afraid the information is scant. Probably more information is available among specialized collectors of peruvian issues, but I have not found...
That was a very comprehensive, entertaining to read and interesting show report. Thank you. I've been hearing about C.I.C.F for years and have...
Interesting and valuable find. This link shows prices realized at auction for coins similar to yours....
You did well to let the damaged/tooled pieces go, and settle for a problem free one, albeit low grade. That S-1 looks quite nice, so...
Looking forward to seeing your set when it is complete, Mat. Those are two nice additions. Remarkable though how different the style is between...
Here the 1-Real coin with counterstamp GR for Grenada:
I was looking at some of my spanish colonial coins, and discovered two interesting, scarce varieties. The first one is a 2-Reales coin, dated...
I'm inclined to say it is a legit coin whose edge has been manipulated. The weight is in range for a F/VF coin of Mexico city, and most of all the...
I have consulted Frank Gilboy's book on Columnario coinage: he does not cite a plain-edge 2-Reales pieces for the year 1765 for the Mexico mint....
Guys, than you all very much for your comments. Doug, thank you, and congratulations on your website. I inspected as closely as I could the...
A couple more photos:
I have recently been nurturing an interest in legionary coinage, including that issued by Septimius Severus, and was able to find these 3 over the...
Thank you very much!
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