Identifying a counterfeit 'Pillar Dollar' piece of eight from Colonial Spain, 1752
Fake Spanish 8 Reales punches above its weight..?
Category: pre-1910 Australian Coins
Aussie late 1700s shillings – Ferdie from Naples and Chas from Spain!
Some more beaten up coins to look at here! 1784 2 Reales, Colonial Spain, Lima m/m (Carolus III) 1784 MI 2 Reales of Peru rev1784 MI 2 Reales of Peru obv Part of the group of 'fractionals' based on a 'Piece of Eight' - which they made the most of ... fairly sure they made … Continue reading Aussie late 1700s shillings – Ferdie from Naples and Chas from Spain!
Images of Victoria in Australia
UK Halfcrowns, Crown and a ShillingUK Halfcrown QV 'Old Veiled Bust' 1900 Spink# 3938UK Crown QV 'Jubilee Bust' 1890 Spink# 3921UK Halfcrown QV 'Young Head' 1845 Spink# 3888UK Shilling QV 'Young Head' 1873 Spink# 3906A UK Halfcrowns, Crown and a Shilling UK Halfcrown QV 'Old Veiled Bust' 1900 Spink# 3938 Halfcrown 1900 obv Halfcrown 1900 … Continue reading Images of Victoria in Australia
Hard to get UK Half Crown KEVII
Spink # 3980 revSpink # 3980 obv Here is another interesting coin, again it doesn't look like much at first, but repays a second glance... Not as good a date as the one before or immediately after, a lagging third in the ultimate desirability stakes, but a great coin nonetheless - 1904 ( and this … Continue reading Hard to get UK Half Crown KEVII
1887 Double Florin
1887 Arabic 1 vs Roman I in date1887 Double Florin obv Date Varieties Following up on this earlier post, today we checkout the difference in the dates between the two coins. The two types are respectively, 'Roman 1 in date', or, 'Arabic 1 in date'! Another variety... There's also an 'inverted 1 for I in … Continue reading 1887 Double Florin
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