OK - when did this happen ????

[GDJMSP]

Well I don't know what caused it but I am quite happy to see this Forum showing signs of life I used to stop by here often - but there was so little activity that even I couldn't find much to read. And I read everything

 

Gonna have to come by more often now. Might even post a pic or two

 

[spiny]

Nice coin GDJ. Post away!

 

Are you going to be at the show in Sandy that's coming up? It's the 24th and 25th, right?

[truthteller]

Huh..............? Signs of life? Oh, yea, Ok. Back to sleepy time.

 

 

TRUTH

[spiny]

Nighty night Edith Ann.

[GDJMSP]

Yeah Spiny - I'll be there. Show runs 24th through 26th. But shhhhhh - we don't want to wake up truthteller

 

Meanwhile - here's another pic

 

 

[Hoot]

Sweet coins GDJMSP!!! I would LOVE to collect some excellent pieces of eight!

 

Hoot

[spiny]

Thanks. I'm hoping to make it to the show. I'm not sure if I'll still be in SLC by the weekend or if I'll be down in St. George by then.

[GDJMSP]

So would I Hoot - know where I can find some

 

Examples with detail like the one pictured above are not so easy to come by. If it wasn't for that ding on the reverse - well you get the idea.

 

Here's another - again not so easy to come by. It's not in the best of shape and has suffered some damage. But that's quite alright with me According to Gilboy there are only 4 - 10 known.

 

 

 

 

[Wihlborg]

GDJMSP,

 

Those are a couple of real nice coins. Here is one I own.

 

John

[GDJMSP]

Very nice example John. I don't have any really nice ones of the Carlos IIII - yet

 

I do however have a rather nice Carlos III

 

 

 

Many folks have their own ideas for the origin of our dollar sign $. As for me - I am convinced that the coins like the one above are the true origin of this $. Notice the mint mark - the overlapped PTS of Potosi.