Two Mexican Coins

Jfransch thanks for that side by side comparison, that really does help a lot. Now I can make the appropriate changes in my Excel spreadsheet and try and make sure I keep everything in line with exactly what I have.

Swamperbob, that information is just great. The idea that this coin was minted in Mexico but meant to be used as a way to get value out of the country is fantastic. I don't just learn something new every day here, I learn 25 new things every day.

Harrision2, thanks for your kind words about the coin. I really do like the look of it and I think those chop marks make the coin just that much more interesting.

I almost hate to say this jfransch but the reason I am going through this collection is to liquidate it. I inherited the "left overs" from my grandfathers collection more than 10 years ago. It spent the last 10 years tucked away doing nothing but gathering dust which really is sad. I came to the realization that I am simply not a coin collector. I looked through the coins and realized that I needed to do whatever I could to get these coins into the hands of people, like yourself, who truly appreciate the coins. So right now I am in the cataloguing stage. I have to say, in the last four months of going through these coins I have learned a massive amount about them and it really has been enjoyable.

Once I get everything catalogued and organized then I can start looking into ways to sell them. Thankfully I am not in any kind of huge rush so I am taking my time and enjoying the ride.

Thanks again for your information, it really was helpful.

Thanks harrison2. Once I get things squared around enough to where I am ready to sell I will send you a message for sure.

Thanks again for looking at my coin.

chewy_27 : you can message me as well, I'll be glad to have a look, whatever you have :)

Oh, I didn't knew private messages required a number of posts :)
Actually, I collect anything spanish from far or close (before 1834), and I like south american coins in general (it can be more recent, although I prefer the old ones).
And swamperbob anything fake :D

Happy sorting, don't hesitate to post what you have, we'll gladly look for informations about them - it's always interesting :)

Sorry wonghinghi I don't quite understand what you would like. If you would like more picture of that coin please tell me what you would like to see and I will do whatever I can to help.

Thanks

wonghinghi, I would love to show you some of the other coins. My grandfather was Canadian, so the majority of his collection was coins from Canada. I have a thread going in the Canadian Coin section that has a number of the different Canadian coins that I have found on my travels through his collection. Here is a link to that thread...

https://goccf.com/t/136161

I have also posted a German 2 Mark coin from 1906 in the General Coin forum as well under the new aquisistions thread. Maybe Germany is where I will go next with a new thread with those coins. Probably 20-30 or so coins total so maybe I will post a list and see if there are any coins in particular that people would be interested in seeing.

As for selling them ebay is an option, but I don't think in my case a very good option. With all of the fake coins out there on ebay and my lack of knowledge all together with the fact that I would have to start a new ebay account with no history/feedback I think that ebay would be more trouble than it is worth. I could take them to a coin shop somewhere in Southern Ontario but for me I am probably looking at a 6 hour drive to get to some kind of shop and even then it would be guesswork as to which shop would be a trustworthy one to bring them to. What I really hope is that over the next couple months here I make some contacts that might help me figure a way to get these coins into the hands of collectors directly. I really want to see these coins with people who really appreciate them and would enjoy the story that goes along with them.

Thanks again and look forward to a new thread with a different countries coins next.