Panzerman - congrats on that beautiful 8 Escudos. I was one of the underbidders on that one.
@Stork that's a beautiful 2 Escudos, Cathy!
I've been watching this for weeks waiting for 1821 to get here :) I'll be able to participate every year from 1821 to 1790
Lots of reverse die corrections / re-engravings on this one. Mexico City Mint's engraving department must have had a "bring your kid to work"...
Come on 1821......
Doesn't look authentic to me.
@Stork Wonderful Maximilian Peso!
Very blurry line between the two. At this point it's whether the toning is market acceptable or not.
Nice error!
@lordmarcovan - Rob, just a best WAG based on the photos, but thank you for your kind words. Quick search of the auction results show an NGC MS63...
I agree with LordM - High AU slider or MS63ish.
And here I am just waiting for this thread to get to 1821... :cool: Awesome coins posted so far!
Lots of Canadiana in this thread. Let's spice it up with some more toned Spanish Colonial Mexico! [img] [img] [img] [img] [img]
Don't see anything special, but it's not really my series. Looks like an average run of the mill brass Josefa to me. Perhaps discolored due to...
Here's my favorite dynamic duo. [ATTACH]
33 beautiful MS toned coins in an album 1/2 oz of silver each. While these are not scarce and can be easily acquired for around $10-20 bucks each,...
Insurance fraud.
That's a pretty accurate statement.
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Well, just finished taking all the photos and cropping. Learned that bronze does not tone gracefully. A mixed bag overall - quite a few wonderful...
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