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<p>[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 379153, member: 8959"]I was finally able to realize one of my "numismatic dreams" last night. I bid on, and won a Santiago mint columnario 8 Reales dated 1768, (Assayer A, Agustin de Infante y Prado).</p><p> </p><p>I never thought i would be able to own such a coin. These pieces always go for very high prices. I & A Goldberg just recently sold 2 from the Millenia collection, albeit in very high grades with corresponding prices. </p><p>Anyone familiar with these series will know how scarce Santiago mint 8 reales minted from 1751-71 are, compared to similar coins from Mexico, Peru and even Guatemala. I think that as a type only Popayan and Nuevo Reino (Colombia) are rarer. In total about 45-60 pieces are thought to exist of ALL dates combined. This is a coin i have wanted to own for many many years, but all examples sold were always priced WAY above my means. </p><p>This one is the most common (least scarce is more correct) date in the Santiago columnario series, and it has some problems: corrosion removed, and a bit porous with tiny chopmarks, so apparently it circulated in the far east. It seems to have been buried at some stage. </p><p><br /></p><p>These defects made the price more accessible, and i thought, it is this one, or never. They just do not show up very often! The overall appearance is nice, and i am very happy with it. With this coin i can really round up my Chilean Colonial and Republic collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know how i managed to convince my wife! she was very understanding all in all, but i did have to make some promises..... I will have to shelve my plans to expand my Large US cent collection (at least for a while).</p><p><br /></p><p>Let me know what you think. I hope the pictures are clear enough. They are from the auction as obviously i do not have yet the coin in-hand.</p><p>Regards,</p><p>Eduard[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eduard, post: 379153, member: 8959"]I was finally able to realize one of my "numismatic dreams" last night. I bid on, and won a Santiago mint columnario 8 Reales dated 1768, (Assayer A, Agustin de Infante y Prado). I never thought i would be able to own such a coin. These pieces always go for very high prices. I & A Goldberg just recently sold 2 from the Millenia collection, albeit in very high grades with corresponding prices. Anyone familiar with these series will know how scarce Santiago mint 8 reales minted from 1751-71 are, compared to similar coins from Mexico, Peru and even Guatemala. I think that as a type only Popayan and Nuevo Reino (Colombia) are rarer. In total about 45-60 pieces are thought to exist of ALL dates combined. This is a coin i have wanted to own for many many years, but all examples sold were always priced WAY above my means. This one is the most common (least scarce is more correct) date in the Santiago columnario series, and it has some problems: corrosion removed, and a bit porous with tiny chopmarks, so apparently it circulated in the far east. It seems to have been buried at some stage. These defects made the price more accessible, and i thought, it is this one, or never. They just do not show up very often! The overall appearance is nice, and i am very happy with it. With this coin i can really round up my Chilean Colonial and Republic collection. I don't know how i managed to convince my wife! she was very understanding all in all, but i did have to make some promises..... I will have to shelve my plans to expand my Large US cent collection (at least for a while). Let me know what you think. I hope the pictures are clear enough. They are from the auction as obviously i do not have yet the coin in-hand. Regards, Eduard[/QUOTE]
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