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I picked this up at Heritage Auction last night:
Dominica, British Colony, Countermarked Coinage - 1798-1813, George III – 1760-1820, 1 ½ Bits (Moco), ND (1798), Silver, NGC XF40, KM#1
I woulod post a picture, but have never figured out how to do that. I have tried different formats, 3rd party photo sites, and have contacted Coin Talk twice, with no reply.

 

Use the "Upload a File" button at the bottom right of the text entry box in your reply post. After uploading the file, you can choose to insert the full images of the files directly into your post.

 

If you keep your photos in a windows folder you can simply drag and drop the ones you want into the dialogue box. Once they have uploaded you will again be given the option for full image or thumbnail. (This is on my laptop with Windows 10 and Chrome - I guess it may different in other environments.)

 

1718 Spanish 2 Reale

 

Recent buy from my favorite LCS. $45 total, which is a good deal:

 

Having owned this specimen for some 15/20 years now,it's time to let her go, and allow another to become her master until the next person takes ownership. We are only stewards of such items in life. Passing them on allowing their history to keep telling their story. One can only Imagine the hands whom have held this piece. Imagine how long it laid in the sands off the coast of Africa, imagine the stories this cob like many coins could tell..... I am happy as to have owned this piece,and pass it on to another so the story continues....15/20 years it spent with me is only a speck of time.... Now it becomes a member of the "electric box hoard" just another point in a time line that has so far seen centuries of owners,adventure,and travel. She was purchased from a ships capitain.....who in history was a part of anothers lifes dream. "Today is the day" a famous quote of Mel Fisher. [See Mel Fisher Atocha wreck] <Google it > I had the pleasure of meeting Mel in Key West back in October 1989. Unknowing at that time of this cob ,or that I be purchasing it from one of his ships captain,and friend. If you ever make land fall on Key West ....one must visits Mel's treasure museum. Unbelievable.....treasures..... one is in awww holding gold bars, a cross made for the pope made of 20kt gold,and one side clean cut emeralds the size of nickels! I will be getting this cob packed up and sent down to Georga this weekend . For centuries this cob has bounced around the globe spending time with its owners used to purchase all its owners desires. Today it leaves a dark safe in Maryland to travel to Georga to be honored by a spot in "The electric box" For how long who knows.... but for now it has again surfaced ,again for others to enjoy it's story. I am honored to have owned such a piece, and also honored to pass it on to you Rob, and having a specimen I once owned to be apart of the famous "electric box hoard"!


This image is of the day Mel Fisher life long saying came true..."today is the day"...the photo is of Mel's company along with Jimmy Buffett celebrating the Atocha discovery.
It came with a price....Mel lost his son and daughter in law when their boat blew a sea cock,while they were sleeping...the vessel filled with water and capsized!
Mel's son and wife drowned in their sleep....

 

Not a new acquisition but my Atocha cob an 8 reales, this is only 1 of thousands of cobs found by Mel Fisher. you'll notice it is double struck see the cross , lions,and castles all doubled.
It is also has reverse rotation of 90 degrees.

 

Great deal!

 

Picked this up last week (in a huge pile that also had an XF 1950 and a few of the 1918/1919 H and KN dates) for a quarter each.

Great Britain 1951 One Penny
Mintage 120,000​

 

Very cool buy. I got the same find about a two years ago.

 

@lordmarcovan I had several of these at one time a very simple but beautiful specimen. Kangaroo at sunset I believe one still left in one of the safes.