I got a Brazilian 1815 960 reis struck overtop a 1814 8 reale.....from friggin Santiago...the host coin is like 10 times more rare than the overstrike lol. Oh well, at least I can say I sort of own a Santiago 8 reale right? lol. I'll post pics tomorrow....the old date and mintmark are very clear btw.

I got a pile of old US banknotes yesterday!

Copied from my "Vfox's Vfinds"

Here is an Brazil under Portugal 960 Reis from 1815 struck overtop a 1814 Ferdinand VII of Spain 8 Reale minted in Santiago. I really like that nearly ever example of these coins are struck atop 8 Reales and what really gets me about this is that an 1814 8 reale from Santiago is worth 10 times as much as this 960 Reis. It's an interesting example.




Here is some detail of the host coin:

I've been busy.

1811 Armored bust of Ferdinand VII
Mo (Mexico City) Mexico mintmark
Assayer H.J. 26.63g

This has strong central details but lacks a well struck edge, it is slightly oversized at 39.5mm so it could have been struck within a loose collar. I say this because the edge is missing the ◘o◘o◘o◘o◘o◘o pattern in two spots.

Where ja' keep getting all these goodies from Fox????????

I've been hitting the eBayz pretty hard lately.....I've bid on about 45 things....won....7 of them lol. I low-ball most of the time, I love a good deal.

nice.

I got this one in the mail yesterday:

Even though I am not really a fan at all of the Newfoundland series, I love the toning. These are the seller's photos, in hand the colors aren't quite as dark/vibrant, but still great.

Prrreeeetty!

What does a lot of 2000+ coins look like? I think I will be busy for a long, long time with this one. This lot is mostly Canadian pennies 1920-1953. Some 1920-1970 Canadian nickles and a handful of coins from Peru and China. I've only begun to pick through it, but there are some decent grades so far.

PS if anyone needs Canadian pennies dates 1920-1952, drop me a line

Those are both AWESOME coins Becky! Congrats!

Yesterday -- 1909-S cent XF, RPM-2, so-called S over Horizontal S -- great with a magnifying glass but tough to photograph with my camera...

nice

A bronze beauty, Tommyd

The 2008 mint sets and proof sets -- all are really nice - Sacs are included.

You're not alone

Took Numismatic News' 'sleeper of the week' seriously -- but I would think only in high grade...





Mintage just 418,000

Nice Barber Half!

Well, no pics yet but a nice 1912 S Barber quarter, a nicer 1906 O half and a rough but rare sestertius of Marcus Aurelius with the Temple of Mercury on the reverse.

From the Perth Mint:

Got this 1836 bustie a couple weeks ago, a new 1812 should be coming this week! http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/re...opleSetID=32407

Great luster, Jeff. As much as I want a bust hald that pretty, I'd have to pay a pretty penny according to heritage.

can't wait to see the 1812

Yeah, I don't remember exactly what I paid, but that one was over $500, the 1818 is a wonderful XF and I paid $463 (I bought them both from a bustie collector on the NGC forum that I respect very much!)

Got my 1818 today, you can look at it here: http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/re...leCoinID=465274

Sorry, I looked and I typed 1812, but I must have been confused, it was an 1818 that I bought!

You'll be giving that away in a cointest right?

Yeah, right...

Got a few new busties, all from the 1830s:
http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=954869
http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=954868
http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view_enlarge.aspx?id=954870

That 1835 is num num!

Glad you like it, though I think the 33 is much nicer! I will be putting up an 1818 on eBay tomorrow, I'll post a link in the Buy/Sell section so you can take a look, you might get it cheap!