When you say a - "1652/41 spanish 8 man" - I assume you mean an 8 maravedis ?? This is one I do not recognize - even the underlying design does...
I think you might find that if you actually submitted them - maybe 1 out of a 100 would get the 69. There will be a lot of 68's and 67's though.
Fair enough. But then I wanna point something else out. Would you agree that it used to be all but impossible to find business strike coins that...
I agree with ya cdb - I think the coin is overgraded myself. But based on your comments - I gather you think PCGS is more conservative when it...
Well the last time that mohur was up for auction - the high bid was $10 million. The owner rejected the bid as being too low. The Austrian...
It is something that needs to be considered. But take those ducats I collect - .986 gold. The older hammered coins I collect - .999 gold. The...
I don't think those are failed attempts at holes. I think the marks are possibly from a hammer on one side and the post on the other. It used...
I can't find the info right off about the coins being struck ( they made 15 of them ), but I'm pretty sure it was. You can read more about it HERE
Something like 816 ounces I believe. This one is bigger Roy - I have a pic of the the mohur if ya can't find it. I see ya found it :D
I think what you're seeing is an orange peel effect from the die polishing. But it could be due to small pits ( tiny die chips ) in the die.
The British used to countermark Spanish silver - but not like that. The coin could still have been used in Great Britain though, it often was....
Yes I do. I never leave the house without at least 4 quarters and a 1 oz gold piece in my pocket.
There have been quite a few problems on the internet lately with accessing sites. And I mean lots of different sites all over the country. It has...
I think he means it was not struck but cast. I seem to remember that it was struck though - could be wrong. But no, he does not have his...
The cheek has a couple of hits on it, but other than that all I see are flow lines and die polish marks on the coin. '71 is a tough year for...
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The 4 grading companies that are trusted almost by all collectors are NGC, PCGS, ANACS & ICG. It is my opinion that all others should be...
There's a couple of reasons actually. First of all the US coin market has been in very bullish phase for going on 5 years now. And like all...
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