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It means 1/4 of a dollar, or...a quarter...either way you look at it. Unfortunately many of these so called gold fractional coins are really tokens made as souvenirs to tourists and made of brass which may or may not be gold plated. I have about two dozen of them, they are cheap...almost face value...if it had a true face value considering it is a token. If it does happen to be a true gold coin then I suggest getting it authenticated by a TPG such as ANACS or PCGS...the real ones do have some decent value.

I'm not sure I would put small collector interest as a factor in its low value Art. The main thing certainly, as you stated, is the overabundant supply of these coins that are still extant in the world. I however think most collectors would be interested in owning a large silver coin of such age at the right price. Every collector I personally know owns at least one 8 reale, every coin shop I frequent cannot keep them in stock, and they are very often sold online with fervor through Heritage and the like. I personally love Spanish coinage from the mid 1400's to the early 1900's; it's been an area of interest to me for quite a few years.

I agree with Ccg, the coin would be in decent shape but is riddled with small scratches. I would grade it around Vf-Xf otherwise but it is certainly damaged. I have had several in similar condition and never paid over $45 for them. Funny enough a dollar coin from the US in the same condition would likely bring over $1000.

Did you happen to find any of the 2009 series $1 notes yet? I see them from time to time at work but I'm waiting to get a couple sequential crisp UNCS when we get some packs in. We haven't gotten much in the way of new $1's lately; we will likely get some later in the year though.

Bravo guys, I cannot believe this thread is still going, and with vigor no less!

Junky silver nickel today along with a 1/10th Balboa masquerading as a rosey dime.

I think you paid a fair amount for them. Most dealers charge 0.50 - 1.00 for each note so considering you have 13 or so at $5 I think you did just fine.

I finally found my first shield cent as well. Also lightly circulated but much better looking than this miserable scan shows, haha.

Very cool on the matching serial numbers, also very much so on the designs. Nice set!

Get a cash office position at a large volume grocer and you'll outdo my acquisitions with haste.

I'm lucky (or unlucky) enough to work at a grocery store over the weekends while I'm not teaching. (Saving for a house stinks!) Anyway, I see lots of interesting things appear here and there. That is the fourth webpress I've found so far which is interestingly one from each year of production. (two 88A now) I'm sure I've missed my chance on more...but who knows. Although I cannot say I enjoy working there, over the years I've found some very cool things!

I found a 1988-A webpress $1 the other day...much nicer than the last one I found too!

Is that D doubled?

It's amazing to think that we are still moving with this thread after 3 long years!

It's great to see notes that depict Aboriginal art, especially that of one of the oldest peoples on Earth. A solid isn't a bad addition either.

Very awesome See!

I'm diggin the little airplane.

I love this series. I collect them by type as well. It was the first non-US series I had ever completed and absolutely gorgeous, so I got them framed in a long narrow frame. I am going to swap the paper 500 and 1000 kwachas out in place of the polymers though, they dont quite fit with the series when its used as a piece of art. I have all the different types back to 1980 except the 1992 5,000 Kw and the 2001 10,000 Kw. Btw if you need a 20 Kw PM your address Dave.

I got a load of non-US notes in today. I finally got a 1974 50 Ngwee from Zambia, a few of the new 10,000 kwachas hybrids, and some Iranian notes. The guy also gave me a free set of Bosnian notes from the 10 to the 1,000 dinar (I think dinar anyway). Very cool pile. Plus I finally got the 1991 50 kwacha note that has been killing me to find, just need to wait for it to arrive.

1580 Albertine Line Saxony-Germany Taler. And...now I'm out for a while lol.

Albertine Line, 1586, Germany-Saxony Taler

Because you're not government sponsored Jeff.

Sounds very similar to the issues in the US with the all the obsolete banknotes from around the same time period. Only a certain percentage could ever really be redeemed for specie so the banks would go bankrupt if there was a run on the "loans". Thanks for the info agian.

Thanks for that info Siluska. Do you know the reason that Austria needed a replacement note for the Gulden? Or was Gulden just a denomination name that did not pertain to a certain region and only a certain measurement of metal? I ask because I do not recall seeing any Austrian coins denoted in Guldens before.

I'm curious of this notes origins. The note is in guldens...but the inscriptions are Austrian/German. I can make out some of the inscription but overall I can't really decipher why this note existed. Care to clear up my fog?