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<p>[QUOTE="wesdavidson, post: 587017, member: 18646"]Yours is not in bad shape, wish it had more of the legend on the coin. hammered coins are kind of fun! </p><p> There were a lot of die varieties, also different issues that were like the original, but not quite. Seems to me the dutch made a lot of spanish coins about this time to tick off the spanish king. </p><p> Price? these types haven't had the "irrational exuberism" hit them that US coins are suffering from. I would have to look it up. Not enough of these for some telemarketer to shill during dinner. When it comes to these, if it isn't far off book, or looks good, and I have the money, well, I buy them. </p><p> Now, it some of these guys have a pile of these they want to get rid of cheap.... </p><p> As for real? yours looks real to me. I didn't see the original one either. I think he got his leg pulled, and got scared away. As for yours, if it old, that is real enough. </p><p> Sometimes an old fake is more fun than a "real' one. -or so a lady I once met said to me....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wesdavidson, post: 587017, member: 18646"]Yours is not in bad shape, wish it had more of the legend on the coin. hammered coins are kind of fun! There were a lot of die varieties, also different issues that were like the original, but not quite. Seems to me the dutch made a lot of spanish coins about this time to tick off the spanish king. Price? these types haven't had the "irrational exuberism" hit them that US coins are suffering from. I would have to look it up. Not enough of these for some telemarketer to shill during dinner. When it comes to these, if it isn't far off book, or looks good, and I have the money, well, I buy them. Now, it some of these guys have a pile of these they want to get rid of cheap.... As for real? yours looks real to me. I didn't see the original one either. I think he got his leg pulled, and got scared away. As for yours, if it old, that is real enough. Sometimes an old fake is more fun than a "real' one. -or so a lady I once met said to me....[/QUOTE]
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