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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2572892, member: 10461&quot;]<font face="Georgia"><b>Guatemala, silver quarter-real, 1898</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Guatemala-quarter-real-1898-007392-coin.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Guatemala-quarter-real-1898-007392-slab.png" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Obverse:</b> Three volcanic mountain peaks, the central one smoking, sun above, date below.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Reverse:</b> Denomination within wreath, five stars below.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">KM162, .835 silver/.0207 oz., PCGS MS66, cert. #11572895. Ex-Coins To Medals (VCoins store), 9/1/2016.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">This is a tiny little coin, but sometimes good things come in small packages. With its supergem grade, flashy luster, and attractive toning, it has terrific eye appeal. The catalog value even in Mint State is fairly modest, and I paid many multiples of that for this piece, but considering it&#039;s tied with one other for second highest graded at PCGS (pop. 2/1; there is one MS67 graded), I thought it was a nice pickup for less than 75 dollars after shipping. With a mintage of 384,000, it is also the second-lowest mintage for the type. This is another coin that will occasionally serve as a &quot;transitional&quot; piece when my Box of 20 is undergoing changes or other coins are out for grading, etc.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Miscellaneous links:</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://www.pcgs.com/cert/11572898" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/cert/11572898" rel="nofollow">PCGS cert verification page</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/guatemala-14-real-km-162-1894-1899-cuid-12004-duid-41377" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/guatemala-14-real-km-162-1894-1899-cuid-12004-duid-41377" rel="nofollow">NGC/Krause priceguide listing</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/coins_to_medals/37/product/1898_guatemala_14_real__silver__pcgs_ms66__2nd_highest_graded_by_pcgs/742009/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/coins_to_medals/37/product/1898_guatemala_14_real__silver__pcgs_ms66__2nd_highest_graded_by_pcgs/742009/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">Original dealer listing</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><b>Wikipedia links:</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala#Liberal_governments_.281871.E2.80.931898.29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala#Liberal_governments_.281871.E2.80.931898.29" rel="nofollow">Guatemala</a></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1898" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1898" rel="nofollow">1898</a> (historical events of the year)</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">When posted here, this coin was an alternate selection for my <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-of-20-collection.283541/page-3" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lord-marcovans-eclectic-box-of-20-collection.283541/page-3">&quot;Eclectic Box of 20&quot; collection</a>, on an occasional &quot;standby&quot; basis when there was a gap to be filled in the box.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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