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  1. That's why I love coin collecting. The three you dislike are the three I really like, I've managed to acquire all but one so far.
  2. I wonder if that has limited the growth of the forum? I guess there are many other forums for coins other than ancients. Depends what the aim is of the forum, unfortunately not a question I can answer.
  3. I respectfully disagree. Most of these coins were legal tender in North America up unit the 1850's. They deserve better representation than a thread in 'World Coins' However, I'm not going to die in a ditch about it, just a suggestion. thanks E
  4. Would it be possible to add a forum for colonial coinage for Spanish, English, Dutch, Portugese, etc? I feel the threads get lost in the 'World Coins' forum. Cheers E
  5. Most of my milled Escudos are from Columbia , Bolivia, Chile, with a couple from Spain. Actually not one from Mexico. I just realized that.
  6. That would make complete sense. I’ve sailed a bit (not a lot) and one key element is closely watching the forecast and winds, even then you can still get caught in an unpredictable situation. Sailing back then would be like rolling the dice, and based on your stat it was a 3 sided dice.
  7. I have a couple Spanish reale coins that have obvious salt damage likely from a wreck, but no way of identifying which one. Here is my only shipwreck coin of which the wreck is known. Recovered off of the Western Australian Coast in 1963 by a diver in the Explorers Club of WA. It is from the Vergulde Draeck (Gilt Dragon) which was a VOC ship that in 1656 struck a reef off the Coast of Australia and sunk. Some of the crew made it to shore. The current suburbs in the area are named after the local aboriginal place names, which oddly are very similar to old Dutch words with the same translations.
  8. Wow! That is a beauty. I wonder if there has ever been a calculation or estimate of gold minted in the new world vs what lays at the bottom of the ocean?
  9. Here one of my favourite Spanish silver coins, this one minted in Mexico. I think my favourite part about old Spanish colonial coins would have to be the Pillars of Hercules, they must have symbolised wonder and adventure to those in Europe at the time. Spanish Colonial. Carlos I and Juana AR 4 Reales. Ciudad de México (Mexico City) mint, 1542-1555. [CAROLVS] ⵓ ET ⵓ IOH[AN]A ⵓ RGS, coat of arms; mintmark across fields / [+] HISPANIARV[M ⵓ E]T ⵓ INDI[ARVM], two crowned pillars on the sea, PLV-S VL-TR between; 4 below. AC 138; MB 18. 13.38g, 32mm, 9h. Very Fine.
  10. @GERMANICVS Nice acquisition, here is mine from Santiago but just a year earlier. Interesting about this coin (and yours) they both portray the portrait of the previous king but name of the current king. Information moved relatively quickly back then but new dies didn't. Spanish Empire, King Charles III (1759-1788 AD), Gold 8 Escudos (26.79g, 37mm), 1761 So J, Santiago mint, Chile. Obverse: Bare headed and draped Bust of Fernando VI, King of Spain 1746-1759 AD, facing to right, date below bust, legend surrounds, “CAROLUS· III· D·G· HISPAN· ET IND· REX”. Reverse: Crowned Coat of Arms of Spain used in Chile at the time of independence, legend surrounds, “NOMINA MAGNA SEQUOR So J”. KM-20. Some field marks and weak strike across the shield of arms. Details About Extremely Fine. The Obverse Latin legend reads “Carolus Tertius, Deī Grātiā, Hispaniae et Indiae Rex”, with an English translation of “Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Spain and the Indies”. The Reverse Latin legend is stated in full as “Nōmina Magna Sequor”, with an English translation “I/We Follow the Great Name”.
  11. Great coins all! Maybe just maybe we could get our Colonial Coins forum topic. It seems there is a hidden interest among us!
  12. I love Spanish gold and silver, this will be a nice addition to the collection I also have many reales but no photos yet. I don’t normally show prices but that’s the only pic I have ($Aud)
  13. Another cool addition. Holy Roman Empire, Duchy of Saxe-Weimar, Johann Ernst I of the Ernestine line of the House of Wettin, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 1605-1620 AD, Silver Achtbrüdertaler (28.79g, 39mm), 1618, ‘Eight Brothers’ Reichsthaler, type IV, Saalfeld mint, struck under Mint Master Wolf Albrecht. Obverse: Half-length bust of Duke Johann Ernst I central amongst the busts of his seven brothers, each armoured and wearing ruff, each brother from largest to smallest: Friedrich, Wilhelm, Albrecht, Johann Friedrich, Ernst, Bernhard and Friedrich Wilhelm, inner lined border and legend beginning with initial mark globus cruciger surrounds, “D:G: IOH: ERN: IVN: DVX: SAX: IV: CL: ET: M: SVO: ET· TVT: NOM:”. Reverse: Adjusted Coat of Arms of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg within ornate mantle, date to field either side, inner lined border and legend which begins with mint mater’s initials “WA” (ligate) and initial mark cross fleury surrounds, “FRID: WILH: ALBERT: IO: FRID: ERN· FRID. WILH: ET· BERN: F F:”. Davenport-7529. The obverse Latin legend reads “Deī grātia, Iōhannēs Ernestus iūnior, dux Saxōniae, Iuliaci, Clīviae et Montium, suō et tutori nōmine”, with an English translation of “By the Grace of God, Johann Ernest the younger, Duke of Saxony, Jülich, Kleve and Berg, in his name and as Guardian”. The Reverse Latin legend lists the Duke’s brothers, reading in full as “Friderīcus, Wilhelmus, Albertus, Iōhannēs Friderīcus, Ernestus, Friderīcus Wilhelmus, et Bernardus, fierī fēcit”, with an English translation of “Friedrich, Wilhelm, Albert, Johann Friedrich, Ernest, Friedrich Wilhelm, and Bernard, made it happen”.
  14. It’s been a long time since I posted. But I’ve been lurking and reading posts in the background. Life has been busy, but the best thing about coins is that they will wait for you. I wonder if a new forum topic called Colonial Coins could be added? It is actually one of my favourite areas especially when I need a little break from Roman. Here is my newest addition, such a beauty, and has been on my list for years after I came across one similar but couldn’t afford it at the time. Let me know your thoughts on the coin and also on potentially adding a Colonial Coin section to the forum (wish list only as I obviously have no control over what is on the forum). Spanish Empire, Peru, Philip V of the French House of Bourbon, King of the Spanish Empire in his second reign 1724-1746 AD, Gold Cob Eight Escudos (26.91g, 29mm), 1736 LN, Lima mint. Obverse: Cross of Jerusalem central quartering the field which features the heraldic devices of the Armorial of the Kingdom of Spain, inner beaded border and legend surrounds, “[PHILIPPVS· V· D·G] HISPANI”. Reverse: Pillars of Hercules divides the mark of value “8”, Assayer’s mark “LN” and date “736” (1736), exergual waves below, Royal Crown above, inner beaded border and legend surrounds, “ET· IN[D·….REX· A]NO 736”. KM-38.2; Calico-2151.
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