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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1772 8 reales, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Mexico City mint. First year of the Charles III portrait design. All issues from Mexico City for this year have the inverted mintmark and assayers initials but this rare variety has the transposed initials, MF instead of FM.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1156 Posts |
1771 8 reales, Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima mint. The early milled 8 reales of the Spanish American colonies are often called 'Columnarios', 'Dos Mundos' or 'Pillar Dollars' from the reverse design depicting the Pillars of Hercules, wrapped with the national motto of Spain 'PLUS ULTRA' (further beyond), framing two globes, representing Spain's dominion over the old and new worlds.  |
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Please note that jgenn's double post and generally verboten "catch-up" is approved.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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1771 MEXICO 'PILLAR' 8 REALES:  This is the very first image taken with my 'new' camera, which has macro capability and five times the megapixels of my old unit. 
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Please note that jgenn's double post and generally verboten "catch-up" is approved. Nice coin! Quote:
This is the very first image taken with my 'new' camera, which has
macro capability and five times the megapixels of my old unit. the acquisition is worth it. Nice picture of very nice coin. I'm jealous! I still have no coins like this! Edited by Petrus
09/21/2015 4:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Great Britain 1770 halfpenny:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1770 8 reales, Viceroyalty of Peru, Potosi mint.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I definitely prefer the design of the pillar type 8R over bust type. They're great looking coins.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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1769 8 reales, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Mexico City mint.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Beautiful coin, jgenn! I'm afraid I'll have to make do with a very worn 1769 Irish halfpenny:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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1769 10 Kreuzer Bavaria Maximilian III Joseph, elector of Bavaria (1727-1777) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxim...r_of_BavariaD.G.MAX.IOS.U.B.&P. - S.D.C.P.R.S.R.I.A.&E.L.L. DEI GRATIA MAXIMILLIANUS IOSEPHUS UTRIUSQUE BAVARIAE ET PALATINATUS SUPERIORES DUX COMES PALATINUS RHENI SACRI ROMANI IMPERII ARCHIDAPIFER ET ELECTOR LANDGRAVIUS LICHTENBERGENSIS By gods grace, Maximilian Joseph, High duke of both Bavaria and Pfalz, Count Palatinate of the Rhineland; Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, arch-seneschal and Elector and Landgrave of Leuchtenburg IN DEO CONSILIUM In Gods plan Seneschal = important official and deputy to the king Referentie: Hahn 295  Edited by Petrus
09/23/2015 2:23 pm
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United States
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I'm afraid I'll have to make do with a very worn 1769 Irish halfpenny: He worked hard and led a good life.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Mexico -- 1768 1 real:   I wonder if this coin was recovered from a shipwreck? |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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Sweden 1 Öre Kopparmynt 1768:  |
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