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There are only two dates for these 8 reales pieces issued for the Provincias del Rio de la Plata (Argentina). I picked up the 1815 years ago in Buenos Aires and have been on the lookout for an 1813. This one became available and I jumped on it. This 1813 has a medal alignment of obverse to reverse, while my 1815 has coin alignment. What are your comments, and how do you think PCGS graded it?   |
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I agree that it is high AU in terms of condition. A very nice example for sure.
A historical and relatively scarce coin from Rio de la Plata, (60-70 recorded auction sales in acsearch) from the very early days of the newly independent South American
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Australia
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I am fairly certain that it is weakly struck in the center of the coin, both sides.
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United States
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Must be - hardly looks VF in those areas. I'll say AU-50, just a stab.
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Lovely coin! There is an MS-63+ 1815 on CoinArchives https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...640f69cfb742 , and I agree yours has less definition right in the center (nose/mouth obv and hands rev). On the other hand, the lines behind the cap are stronger on yours, detail on the leaves is pretty close. I'm with those who said a high AU grade. If you were lucky, maybe a tad better. Edited by tdziemia
07/29/2019 4:52 pm
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Thanks for the comments. PCGS called it at AU-55 which I think is fair. There is plenty of luster and the central weakness I agree is almost entirely due to strike. These pieces are pretty notorious for being weakly struck in the centers.  |
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Great coin! Could easily be a 58.
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Great looking coin and conservatively graded.
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Posted 07/29/2019 02:20 am
