Colombia (Spanish Colonial) ca. 1753-56 gold "cob" type escudo of Ferdinand VI, "S" assayer mark NGC XF40. Cert. #6476382-026. "S" assayer mark...
Oh yes, I remember that now. It was indeed an EXTREMELY cool find. You are correct that it is a 19th century commemorative button, and I daresay...
@Dafydd is a good 'un, as has been proved around here on multiple occasions. Nice Welsh dragon on that coin, from our resident Welshman.
They're still out there!
Indeed. It is grossly undergraded by today's standards. As to the DB half, dipped or not, what's not to like about a lovely Draped Bust lady?...
PS- those flashy prooflike fields on your coin really pop in that video! My medal is similarly prooflike (it IS a specimen strike, after all). I...
Very handsome coin from a very historic era and person! Here is a medal from his 1840 funeral in Paris, when they brought his remains back to...
Thanks, @Eric the Red
Oops- no, wait- I forgot about the Twelve Caesars collection! So there will be a dozen more coins to post here. But I’ll come back here and do...
40 bucks (4 rolls of halves) on a $200 ticket. I left the rolls of halves in a small bag to help the waitress carry them. I handed them directly...
Maybe he’s as slow to open his packages as I am. ;)
That was pretty much my same thought on the matter. The AU50 I used to own was nice, but I actually like this XF40 a little more. Eye appeal...
I hope to hear about that. So far one person won a free ticket, is all.
Here’s where the rest of those clad halves went.
I have never had one, but always thought they were cool looking.
Now THAT was an interesting historical tidbit (speaking of buried treasure of the period). Thanks!
Nah, I respectfully disagree and don’t like the recycling of designs. Seems lazy to me somehow. Each generation should come up with something...
Ditto
Thank you. It was very expensive, but I had to have it.
Yeah, he really started the craze, didn't he. ;)
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