Thanks Jello. That really clears things up... ;) Oh - I just noticed the word "city" behind your pictures. With the line break, it looks like...
As you can tell from the pics, the 1871 is very low to the "South-West" of the coin (7:00) and there are striations on the edge. Regarding the...
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Do I have pics? Yes. Are they good pics? No. Here's what I was able to put together (using a dashcam camera & a 60x pocket loupe):...
Did Guanjuato mint 10 centavos in 1871? What were the mintage numbers?
I thought it would be Potosi as well, but in 1871, it appears that Potosi was using a "Pi" mint mark. Were there pattern or transitional mint...
Beautiful! I've been thinking about getting a 1915 50c for a while, but the price point is a bit high. If I won the lottery, I would immediately...
It looks like the OP has been jumped on pretty hard, but I would say that the question is worth considering. Another way to phrase it would be -...
It does seem like the mint could save quite a bundle by doing mintage in a 6-month window AFTER orders have been placed (and maybe minting a 1-2%...
It's amazing that beauties like that are still out there in raw condition. Good find! I don't have a lot of high-end coppers or bronzes in my...
Yesterday I picked up an 1871 10 Centavo (it has a repunched 1/1 that's visible to the naked eye). The mintmark has me flummoxed though. The...
Yours is in much better shape than mine, but, yep, that's the beauty. I found the design to be very exotic (it almost looks like a fantasy piece)...
I bought a silver Ethiopian 50 Cent piece today, and was a bit flummoxed when I set about adding it to my catalog. Apparently, there were 80%...
So, why have the bigger coins at all?
When I'm looking for Arabic coins, I always forget to check the listings for Yemen too...
I tend to avoid 'unsearched' lots. But, most dealers have a 'junk bin' or 'reject box' with all the foreign stuff that they don't want to mess...
Why did some countries do that? It just seems very strange. During WW2, I think a few countries minted dual silver/bronze issues (the British 3...
McBride's coin shop in Austin was always my favorite (it's part of a gun shop, but don't hold that against them). Village coin shop (out on...
Maybe I'm confused - wasn't there a gold 5 franc from 1852-1870? http://www.ma-shops.com/galnum/item.php5?id=141&lang=en&curr=EUR
I recently picked up a silver 5 Franc and am trying to learn a bit more about it. All the info that I can find seems to be for an alternate mint...
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