Originally the silver fineness for Spanish colonial silver, 8 & 4 reales, was .9305. In 1728 it was reduced to .9166. In 1771 it was reduced again...
Good catch ! I agree, I was so busy looking at the coin I didnt notice the location. It may well be a fake slab too given the value of the coin.
They are rather expensive, I'd have to say that one was weakly struck and probably got the bump to 65 because of the pedigree. Here is an AU...
That coin is not a Proof.
It's something of an anomaly, a bit over 1100 if I recall.
You're right, it's not a good sign. But the thing that is not a good sign is that you apparently don't know much about the coins you are buying....
Not quite, what creates the mirrored surfaces are highly polished planchets and dies.
Of course not, I happen to know exactly what coins they had. And this was not one of them :cool:
And why would you be surprised by that ?
Why ? Because of the forum rules. They are making offers to buy and sell things and that is not permitted here. I'm bending the rules as it is...
And where did I say it was or was not US coins ?
Yup, a little coin dip can work wonders ;)
Not really spock, what people don't like is not knowing that they are being exploited. But they should know it - it's not like it's a secret. Just...
I have before, maybe again one of these days.
Tom - Drusus - take this discussion to Private Messages.
Actually, he did. A large number of the coins in the Eliasberg collection were pedigreed. Understand your point, but there are several cases...
Probably not. You need pure acetone now to get rid of the stuff the diluted acetone may have left behind.
They can be - ever hear of a guy named Lafayette, or Columbus ? How about Queen Isabella ?
As he said - "This coin is identifiable as a Proof because it has the "Bold N" reverse used only for Proof strkes in 1877. Business strike...
Actually it wouldn't - because it would be deleted. We do not allow posting copyrighted material. Anyone who subscribes to Coin World can read it...
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