There were actually 42 people directly connected with the mint and 38 others in the area convicted in the Potosi scandal, some were hanged, some...
Not exactly, it says multiple times. All Proof coins are struck at least twice, that qualifies as multiple. We never know if it was more than...
How about one like this ? It's well within your budget ;) [IMG]
Yes they are all red when struck, but when copper is exposed to the air it most commonly turns brown. It can tone other colors as well. A cent...
Which one, silver or gold ?
If you want to pin it down a little better than Speedy did try here - Great Rarities
True. You can find the story in the Numismatic Resources section ;)
See what you started Clinker - now ya got me writing books :rolleyes:
Well, before the practice started it was a big deal. There were no such things as vending machines or counting machines - there were only people....
LOL !! - if I knew I would have told ya already :o It's been so many years since I studied latin that I'm lucky to be able to read the easy...
It looks like the coin has come in contact with PVC residue and it is eating the clad layer away.
Who says they can't put a square peg in a round hole :D Gorgeous coins :eat: BTW - you figure out what the klippe legends say yet ?
Howdy Yvette - Welcome to the Forum !! I really wouldn't recommend Coast to Coast, think I'll leave it at that. If your son likes world...
If there was, I've never heard of it.
I think there is little doubt the coin is a fake. Thanks for the vote of confidence CT, but an expert I'm not - just a guy with a few books.
Easy, the metal that would normally be there to create the detail on the opposite side is missing - it has been used up in the cud instead.
The first coin you pictured is a Type 1 half reale struck by the Lima mint under the rule of Philip V between the years of 1568 - 1588. There...
Afraid not Mik, I never got around to Louie XIII.
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