Lucky for you that is one of the most common years. You can get an example for under $100 if you sit on auctions and don't mind one that is not...
Very nice! I briefly attempted to collect the medallic 5 francs shooting thaler series. Had to abandon it after I acquired the more common ones...
I'd much rather people drop their high bids early in the final bidding war (a.k.a. 30-60 seconds to go) rather than generally early in the...
20-30 seconds is not the end, that is like throwing a pile of kindling on an inferno. If you're going to bid last second, make it 3 seconds so as...
Terrible move if you're buying, but sellers like myself (and I guess @daveydempsey as well) absolutely looooove it :)
I prefer sniping last second. Bidding wars are fun and sometimes hilarious, but I'd rather spectate than participate. Maybe I've been on eBay...
It did say old Frenchman's place, so perhaps a 1910 French Indo-China piastre? Would be a nice find too as that is a key date :)
I was reporting these fakes when they started being offered alongside US silver and many types of foreign silver/copper coins by our friends in...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1793-SILVER-COIN-CAROLUS-IIII-DEI-GRATIA-SILVER-MEXICAN-/232710602819?hash=item362ea20043%3Ag%3AIf8AAOSwjI5auDXC&nma=true&...
As it has the letters ZsZ, it cannot be 1871 and must be 1885 or later. In reality it is the 1891 double S variety.
Nice coin and write-up :)
If he didn't buy it this time, I think you've just obligated the dude to win the next one :)
It's an overstruck example as well. Fairly common for these coins, but still seems to add value :)
In general. They don't ALL have to be perfectly parallel, but you will see sets of parallel lines even if not all sets are parallel with each...
Privately made pieces like these are notoriously difficult to catalog or get specific dates/historical info on when there is not an event...
It could be a solid gold jewelers copy and might even be full 90% fineness. Of course it wouldn't have any collector value beyond bullion.
Looks like someone took a brillo to it. Would be very unfortunate had this been a genuine coin rather than a crude copy as it appears to be.
Has not one sly cherrypicker offered you 2 cents for it yet? (2 cents shipped, of course)
To make things more interesting :)
Die polish lines should be straight and parallel, as well as in slight relief above the surface. If you are confident that the coin is proof you...
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