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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you, Dearborn. This is a fun topic.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice trios commems and GLB!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Thank you, Marve.
My American Silver Eagle collection http://goccf.com/t/448125My random silver coin collection http://goccf.com/t/449270My MS-70 silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490829My dragon silver coin collection https://goccf.com/t/490859My silver Libertad collection https://goccf.com/t/491087
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Bedrock of the Community
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Outstanding examples! 
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Always like the looks of a circulated silver quarter GLB!
Great additions commems!
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Quote: Always like the looks of a circulated silver quarter GLB! I do as well, Marve. You have to wonder about where they've been.
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Identifying Spanish cob 1/2 reals...thought I'd post a trio of Mexico City 1/2 real cobs, which, from Philip II - on, showed a stylized monogram of the king's name ( in the Latin spelling: PHILIPPVS) ..."V" being the Latin equivalent of our "U" ... ...Monograms were designed by cramming letters together, with "I" sometimes contained within the 1st bar of "H", "L" being contained within the 1st bar of "H", or even represented backwards, combined with the letter "I" ... although containing 3 P's, the "P" was only used once, for all three ... ...confused already?...Since cobs rarely show all of the dies features, identifying them as to monarch & date can be very challenging, & any detail shown is a clue ... ...so with that in mind, here's an example of 3 succeeding Spanish monarchs, Philips II, III, & IV (sometimes displayed as IIII) ... with my "artistic" rendition of the complete monogram. I used Microsoft 'PAINT' + an old 1990's photo program to try & capture the monogram styles as close as possible ... note that any monogram style, for any given monarch / assayer, may have slight variances ... said nuances are a challenge & can drive you nuts (that's my excuse, anyway) ...    
Edited by mrwiskers 03/10/2025 3:23 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Excellent trio, mrwiskers. 
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ty GLB... really enjoy your additions... 
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Thank you, mrwiskers. I'll keep 'em coming.
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