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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gallienus, post: 1577907, member: 42034&quot;]Hi &amp; thanks very much.&nbsp; The 1840 Cuzco is out of the Millenium Spring 2008 auction which I attended in person.&nbsp; It was $2,600 not incl &quot;the juice&quot; [15%] and is one of the early Athena types I really crave. Thus it was much cheaper than Teller&#039;s coin.&nbsp; Since I saw it in person I liked it.&nbsp; As mentioned the Cuzco gold has a proof-like finish which didn&#039;t come out too well in my photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>A Latin American specialist told me at the time that &quot;people liked the silver crowns&quot; and the gold was unliked &amp; really many unc 8 escudos were selling for the same prices as unc 8 reales, despite being &quot;really tough&quot; in mint state.&nbsp; However since 2008, gold has become hotter and all that&#039;s changes.&nbsp; Now I buy the 8 reals [silver] and can&#039;t touch the 8 escudos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The avatar coin was a bit more, even more than Teller&#039;s piece but medallions of this era are quite uncommon.&nbsp; Also I like the period for historical reasons.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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