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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: Also the less preserved crowns are more than welcomed. That's good to know. Quote: Every collection needs one of these - I have yet to find one I like at an affordable price from my local sources. I have mostly stopped buying coins via internet auctions due to too many expen$ive bad experiences. This thread is inspiring- I reviewed every page.. so many great pieces! I can only dream of having the high grade collection some of you have put together. That said, it's time to do some cold weather overdue coin sorting, starting with some of the larger pieces. Like many folks here, I have always been fond of crown size coins but only started to get serious ~ ten years ago. I will post them here as they get photographed, in no particular order. Hope everyone enjoys the show. I'll start with a couple I don't believe have yet been represented:    
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Pillar 8 Reales - 1757MM Fernando VI, Mexico Mint Nice iridiscent patina  
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Quote: Pillar 8 Reales - 1757MM Fernando VI, Mexico Mint
Nice iridiscent patina Beautiful! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Love the Codoba! 
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Nice trio, mysilveryears! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Thanks, guys. Here are a few older pesos from Cuba. Or as they spell it on ebay, (uba.  More stuff coming.      
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Pillar of the Community
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I would post images as welll only very painful with size constraints .
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Pillar of the Community
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Quote: Thanks, guys. Here are a few older pesos from Cuba. Very nice! 
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Pillar of the Community
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Painful? You need https://www.irfanview.com/ Best free image editing program on the web. Why would I need to edit images in order to post them? The compression should be automated.
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Quote: The compression should be automated. It is not for a variety of reasons. We have this... Free Image Optimizer
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Pillar of the Community
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Love the coins from Cuba 
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Pillar of the Community
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10-Q.. me too; although the fingerprints really don't add all that much. :/ Howzabout some more Western Hemisphere .. Peru (North) 1837 8 reales:   (South) Cuzco 1838 8 reales; Assayer B.A.:   Same coin; Assayer M.S.: (one of the very few slabbed crowns I own)   Lima 1830 8 reales:  
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