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mrwiskers, I think your cobs are fantastic!
Excellent coins, NumisRob and Dearborn!
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mrwiskers, this is one of my only confirmed-genuine cobs - I'm jealous of your hoard. Bolivia 2 Reales cob 1769  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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thanks Hondo!!
Your cob is quite impressive!
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Nice lions, Dearborn.
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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Thank you, Dearborn and GLB.
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Paraguay 15 Centimos 1953  Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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An excellent example, Hondo.
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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...nice cob, Hondo...by 1769, all other (than Potosi) Spanish colonial mints had ceased cob production in favor of screw-press milling. Your 2 reales has 2 clear dates (7-6-9, for 1769)), & an assayer's mark (" V ") upper right, pillars side, next to the clear denomination mark " 2 " ... there were 2 assayers at Potosi during this period, & the other assayer mark (" Y ") is off the flan (would have been lower left, next to the date) ... cobs of this era were typically chunky, & not much detail was impressed onto the surfaces ... yours also has a nice, full cross & good lion & castle detail ... it's silver content would be .917, & correct weight @6.7g, but most of these cobs were clipped in circulation (common practice at the time) ... nice coin, & definitely a keeper ...  |
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Thank you Gary and Hondo - and another nice add for you too |
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1926 Greenland - 1 Krone (Hole in the Heart Variety) Very nice! |
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Bolivia 2 Reales cob 1769 Quote:
Paraguay 15 Centimos 1953 Nice examples! |
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Nice additions, Hondo Boguss.
Errers and Varietys.
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Thank you all! And thank you kindly, mrwiskers, for the information about these cobs. I'll weigh it when I remember which shoebox I put it in.
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