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no movement in over 12 hours? A bit unusual
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Bedrock of the Community
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Uruguay to Brazil - 5 Centavos 1989 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Pillar of the Community
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Brazil, to Peru ... full monogram, full date, full cross & right at 15% overweight... 
Edited by mrwiskers 08/15/2025 11:57 am
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Quote: no movement in over 12 hours? A bit unusual Might be slowing down like the Fishing topic. 
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Pillar of the Community
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Peru, to Bolivia, with an over-strike assayer mark (B/L), allowing to narrow the striking date ... 
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mrwiskers is carrying us now. 
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as soon as I get more coin, I can post again..
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Bedrock of the Community
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Nice cobs, mrwiskers! I saw quite a few at the coin show today. Unfortunately I have no idea of their values so stayed away from them.
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bolivia to Paraguay - 25 Centimos 1953 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Paraguay to Argentina (2c 1893): 
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Pillar of the Community
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...Thanks, Hondo ... cobs do require a little more study ...I've been collecting since 1998, & am still just above a novice level ... nice to see them show up at a show, but unless the dealer is knowledgeable & honest, best to be wary ... ...here's a little Philip V Lima 1/2r with just a date, mint mark, a lion & castle visible, but it's just over full weight ... Argentina, to Peru ... 
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Bedrock of the Community
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Peru to Brazil - 1000 Reis 1925. A bit wore out but I liked the design and couldn't pass it up for less than a dollar. 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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That is a nice design, 2nd year issue coin Hondo ... South America in general has some really great coin designs ... ...back to the colonial mint of Potosi, under Spain's Chas II, where overweight cobs are scarce ... this one's almost 20% over .. Brazil to Bolivia ... 
Edited by mrwiskers 08/16/2025 10:04 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Wow, mrwiskers, you're bringing out the treasures - literally!
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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Bedrock of the Community
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Bolivia to Peru - ½ Dinero 1906 
Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures
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