Abuelo's Collection

Impressive 

21 hours ago, cladking said:

Does this apply to copper?  

I don't see much '20's era copper even in BU.  

No, it does not apply to bronze, copper, or brass. Just the silver.

This is an impressive group. First half XX century (post revolution) Mexican coinage is common in high grade, but you have few keepers here. Really cool.

Many times 

I am not aware of any "peso fuerte" minted with medal alignment instead of coin alignment.  So I have 2 potential options: it is either fake, or the rarest variety for the series. I spent some time just now looking to few of the 1903 from Mexico City and all I saw was coin alignment. 

Both have very different meanings,  not sure they are meant to be compared.

Do I post here? Occasionally. 

The most recent...

Nice coins @ELuis!

Yes, from the Rudman's sale. Not as common a coin, and in high grade compared to other surviving examples 

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I think I agree with @Zebo but it is also possible I am not bidding high enough.

This rarity, both absolute and condition, was recently adopted by Abuelo. The Emperor abdicated in March of 1823, and while his coinage did not stop production immediately,  the coins were produced the same year making imperial coinage for the year rare. The coin has the characteristic cud in the bust (some examples have it very pronounced). I looked for this coin for years! And at MS64 I just cannot complain!

On 5/27/2020 at 9:46 PM, Stephen83333 said:

So using your logic only coins with five specimens qualify as rarities? Other collectors may enjoy coins as being rather rare at higher numbers than five. Geez

Certainly not. But I do not see a coin with thousands of specimens as rarities. 

Cheers!

Fully agree @World Colonial. The TPG was just an example. I certainly own coins that have been in my collection already for four decades, as well as others that have been in my family for close to a century. But that should be another thread.

The coins from Guatemala are in general far less common than Mexico or Potosi as the country was not a silver producer. There are exceptions to this statement. But PCGS has graded none 2R for 1812 and NGC has a couple. Stuart had an AU. Heritage has one in its archives. So you can do the math.  Issues from the late years of the colonial period are a bit more available. As far as the 1778, I am not aware that Guatemala minted 2R coins that year. There are likely many more Morgan dollars for one year, any year, than 2 reales for Colonial Guatemala for all years combined. 

@World Colonial is absolutely right. If we call rarities modern  coins that are minted at the 240,000 level, what are coins of which there are 5 specimens known?

@World Colonial unfortunately I don not own a 1/2 grano. But that will change one day.

13 hours ago, World Colonial said:

It's not really relevant to most collectors if my estimate that more than half have annual budgets below $500 is a reasonable approximation...

For sure if the budget is 500/year competing is out of the question. But not sharing, I think. I really enjoy visiting both NGC and PCGS registries to see coins owned by other collectors in my areas of interest (not Morgans). That triggered communications with other collectors and good camaraderie. So I think they serve collectors even with modest budgets. The diploma is the least of the perks. BTW @World Colonial would love to see your coins in the Signature Set. I am positive you have some great pieces! Stay safe everyone!

The idea of collecting is to have the best coins, irrespective of label. Therefore, there is a point to the OP. The ANA might solve the issue, as they will launch a registry that will take the coins but so far only US coins.

Unfortunately that has been discussed ad nauseam and with no success. In the right forum you can actually request it (there is a forum for the registry set). Good luck...

Well, for sure the 8 reales featured is a fantastic coin. I wish the images were available when checking for certification. The pictures there are usually poor enough that sometimes is impossible to even see enough of the coin to confirm is the one in the holder.