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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 United States
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A good looking example to me.  I do not know how to grade them, but I will be watching this.  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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United States
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I say it grades as 'much nicer than my example'.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
751 Posts |
I usually unveil the grades about 48 hours after the original post. I am grateful for the reads and comments so far, but no one has actually guessed. Should I extend this one for another day in case someone wants to guess?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I was hoping that someone else would guess, as I'll most likely be embarrassingly wrong. I'll go with 64.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I say it grades as 'much nicer than my example'. How about these "beauties", nickelsearcher?    Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
@HondoB: Those look like they have stories to tell. I want to listen to them.
And thanks for guessing.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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I like Hondo's guess.
In my experience, U.S. TPGs generally grade higher than European experts who will ding the grade for worn dies or weak strikes that make the coin look mushy.
I see virtually flawless fields, no distracting dings if that little defect at 11:00 obverse is a planchet flaw.
Beautiful coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
So, this one is tough. I like the coin because of its color, subdued but present luster, and the cleanness of the surfaces. My favorite part of this design is the globes, though, and there is some strike weakness there, if not a rub of wear. I don't see these this nice very often--if I see one in the future with full globes I may go for it, though. Until then, this is my "type coin" for Mexican Pillar 1/2 reales.   Edited by Adam590
05/07/2026 11:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Portugal
655 Posts |
The globes and raised outlines of the shield may show a little wear. But 58, really?
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United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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@jecz79 and @jbuck: Are you saying you think it is undergraded? I agree that the surface preservation is wonderful on this one, but if there is slight wear, then isn't AU(58) appropriate?
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Pillar of the Community
Portugal
655 Posts |
I am surprised that it was not considered mint state.
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United States
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@jbuck: Are you saying you think it is undergraded? Yes. I am. If there is wear, it is not obvious to me. But I will admit, I have zero experience with the series and I am biased comparing it to modern issues where standards are much higher (do to technological advancement). In other words, howlcould a coin minted in 1750 look (hypothetically) 11 to 12 points better than this?  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It's a beauty, I'm very surprised it didn't get an MS grade.
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Posted 05/06/2026 1:00 pm
