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  5. Dimes of South America

    in South America

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    Excellent examples, thanks for showing ccg! :yes:

     


    He remarked that it's quite popular there for coins to be cleaned / whizzed / polished, and that it's actually a bit of a challenge to find an original piece that someone hadn't tried to "improve."

     

    Definitely true, and the larger the coin the worse it is, 200 and 500 Reis can be found in "original" condition but 1000 and 2000 Reis are almost always found (harshly) cleaned. :sorry:

     

    BTW, i remembered that i have this one (it would be fun if they made them in Denver):

     

    1020538.jpg

     

     

    Jose

  6. Hong Kong 1923 1 cent over China 10 cash?

    in World Coin Forum

    Posted

    The strike is really soft on that one.

     

    When did the empire 10 cash coins were demonetized in China (or at least in Guangdong)? I think maybe it was an attempt by someone to transform obsolete coins (the "dragon" 10 cash) into currency (the HK cent), in this case one should sould be able to purchase the "coin planchets" at a steep discount, all you need was to fabricate the dies to have a profit...

     

    Jose

  7. PCI2010 Group 8 - NCLT : Submissions

    in PCI2010 Archive

    Posted

    josemartins; 2 Leva - Anniversary of Nationhood - 1981 (Bulgaria); Group 8 - NCLT

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977177.jpg

     

    josemartins; 100 Zloty - Polish Millennium - 1966 (Poland); Group 8 - NCLT

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977178.jpg

     

    josemartins; 2 Kroner - Denmark - 40th Anniversary of reign (Christian IX) -1902 (Denmark) *

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977179.jpg

     

     

    *- Maybe not NCLT :ninja: , to remove if not compliant.

  12. PCI2010 Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500 Submissions

    in PCI2010 Archive

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    josemartins; D. Fernando (1367-1383) - Pilarte Coroado - Porto Mint (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977164.jpg

     

     

    josemartins; D. Joao I (1385-1433) - Real Branco (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977165.jpg

     

     

    josemartins; D. Afonso V (1438-1481) - Espadim (Portugal); Group 2 - Medievel 500AD-1500

    http://www.omnicoin.com/coins/977166.jpg

  19. What did the mailman bring today?

    in My New Purchases

    Posted

    Spain, 10 Pesetas Silver Certificate issued by the Republican Government in 1935(6).  Curiously at this time there were not any silver coins in circulation in Spain, and probably the promise to pay was based on paying out older Alfonso 5 Peseta coins from the late 19th century.  In fact, they may have never paid out anything but these lovely notes printed by Bradbury Wilkinson in England.

     

    Actually Dave, they had circulating silver coins at the time, the 1 peseta 1933 (34) was a silver coin, the "rubias" were only struck in 1937, so in theory you could exchange this banknote for ten "1 Peseta" coins (silver).

    And in Portugal, until the mid 80's the banknotes were all "gold certificates", there is the word "Ouro" below the denomination and there wasn't a circulating gold coin in Escudos ever minted, altough you could exchange this for gold at the state bank the word "Ouro" printed in the banknotes would simply be something psychological.

     

    Jose :ninja:

  20. Digital Scales and loupes

    in Coin Forum

    Posted

    About 99% of them bring a weight, just be sure te one you buy has one...

     

    Mine is an old "RiteWeight" RW-Notebook, i don't know if its still being made. It's a bit thick but it's very pocket friendly and got all the weights of UNC gold coins that i've checked exact (by the 100th gram)! The maximum weight is actually 55 grams, and the minimum is 0.05 grams.

     

    But i think that nowadays, about all the 50/0.01 scales have the same quality (except the really cheap ones...), 50 Euro will buy you a very nice machine.

     

    Jose :ninja:

  24. What did the mailman bring today?

    in My New Purchases

    Posted

    Glad that you like them, the 2 cent. i've sent you has to much "die cracks" in the obverse for Dave... ;)

     

    Ok, I'm getting upset.  Nothing from me yet?  You should have 2 things coming from me.  :ninja:

     

    The coins i've sent took twice the usual time (six, instead of three workdays) to arrive to Finland, don't stress Tiff, he should get your stuff in a couple of days. ;)

     

    Jose :lol:

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