In fact, the authentic 1768 Santiago 8R has some large raised bumps on the reverse field, at least all those I've seen.
I see plenty of fakes in this series, it took me only a few minutes to find in my archives an example that looks remarkably like the one budgood...
That's a great set and nicely presented, congrats.
The top picture is showing Chinese cash coins. There are only two that can be identified (in the middle), the others need to be flipped over. The...
You lifted that quiz from Heritage, didn't you?
I think the 10Ds refers to decimos.
Along that part of the Namibian coast, where there are public roads, it is illegal to stop your car except for emergencies, such is the worry that...
They certainly are. The pics I showed are from a Heritage auction sale, sold as part of a lot of three.
That's an interesting history of how you came about the coin. A modern-day fake would probably be produced in China, very unlikely to have been...
Here is an example from Heritage, the reverse looks very similar to the OP's coin: [IMG] [IMG]
The position of the pillar and legend can be different on these because (I'm fairly sure by 1817 this was still the case), that the die was...
Oh come on Drusus, he looks like he's laughing. What was there in Mexico for the Spanish king to laugh about in 1817?
Happy Birthday Stainless, have a good one!
That coin must be fake, the design is very crude.
Didn't catch this thread before, very good information, Clinker and horge. Thanks as always.
As green18 says its a religious medal, and my guess is that it is intended for Arab Christians, since the names of the three holy cities are...
The hole probably serves to allow it, and others, to be strung on to a cord. A solution for those without good pockets.
On the 1846, if that is indeed a horizontal line through the middle of the 1 (I can't see it well in the photo), then it is a N-13.
Great thread, Clinker, its interesting to see a motif repeating through history, across so many ideological boundaries. Here is one from...
Nice. That Abbasid design was quite popular for many years. And I've noticed the Harun ar-Rashid normally carries a bit of a premium for the...
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