I believe this is a shipwreck piece from the El Cazador wreck. Most of the coins were dated 1783, with some 1782 and a few others. They are...
I really like the over-struck 960 reis coins, here is mine. I believe this coin may also have been double struck. [IMG] [IMG]
I also have a few of the 1780 restrikes with counterstamps. Virtually all the types of counterstamps seen on these coins are widely believed to be...
I believe you mean after 1780, the ones struck in and around 1780 are still rather scarce :) Here is the one MTT I have, unfortunately has some...
There was one time I bashed.. not the coin, but the seller. I went to this spot in Manhattan called Plaza 57. Asked to view their world coins....
Very useful comparison, thanks for posting :)
If a dealer couldn't give me a price on a coin in their inventory that they intend to sell, I would avoid them. Personally, I don't haggle, nor...
This is maybe the third time I found gold that was completely unexpected in about a decade of buying bulk world lots. But yes I have also found...
Ah sorry to hear. Hopefully you find one in a lot or a newly listed buy-it-now at the right price. How I got most of my collection
It's definitely a pricey coin in high grade, but unfortunately this coin is damaged and well circulated and as such is worth little more than an...
Actually some of the characters look Chinese to me, could be wrong, but look a little weird for Japanese. Also you won't find the genuine version...
I'm pretty sure most, if not all, of us are envious every day that we go on the forum. :)
Welp, there goes my bread n' butter :(
I guess it's not so different from bidding on US lots. Some good ones, some "troll lots" where the seller is trying to make it look worthwhile...
The competition has been getting steadily more fierce for some years now. It's crazy the stuff you can find out there!
I know, it's like a double whammy. There were a few other Vatican coins in there, including a decent looking 1932 silver 10 lire and a nice MS...
I paid $155 total for the two lots. Not sure which one it came from as I dumped out parts of both to look through simultaneously
Those are the best kind of slips
That is the smaller version, the one he is asking about is the larger version. That is the reason for the differences between these two.
Received a couple bulk world coin lots I purchased on eBay over the weekend, which I felt had potential. [IMG] Found a handful of junk silver,...
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