FOUND AN ODD COIN TODAY

[cyberdan]

At lunch today I went to the park to sort pennies. My ryedale machine jammed up pretty good. I had to almost take it apart. Right before the part that determines good/bad a copper coin the size of a nickel jammed up tight.

It is dated 1835 or 1855 on the back. On the front it says UN OCTAVO and has a woman kneeling, she is holding a stick with a hat on it. When I first saw it I thought SEATED LIBERTY but I could not remember if it was made in copper and I didn't have my magnifying glass with me. The back is harder to read and has a flag and a quiver of arrows. It is definitely foreign and in fair shape. Can't take a scan of it for a day or two.

 

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[coincollector101]

Neat Dan,

How you likeing that machine??

my dad Ordered 500 more a week on top of the 1000 in pennies a week.

I might be ordering another machine to resort the zinc as I sort the other mix.

I love zinc Resort....All the Old Wheats Shooting out

CC

 

[coincollector101]

I went and Picked pennies up on my lunch and sorted a box.

I sort Pennies at work I come home with 10 rolls of copper a night.

Im sorting atm to.

CC

 

[PBK]

Sounds like a Mexican 1/8 real. Does it look something like this?

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[diggummup]

Mexican coin. 1/8 de real Jalisco copper.
Edit-PBK got me again!

 

[PBK]

Hey, we call that two-part harmony!

 

[TxTim]

Neat coin!
That is odd but good odd!!!
Congrats!

 

[cyberdan]

Sounds like a Mexican 1/8 real. Does it look something like this?

That is it, exactly. Thanks for the quick ID.

I did a little search and found this.
http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:7KsPGsAr56QJ:articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx/MLM-17413327-super-ganga-un-octavo-estado-libre-de-jalisco-_JM+%22estado+libre+de+jalisco%22+%2B+coin&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=1&gl=us

 

[diggummup]

BTW- There is a couple on ebay selling for between 10 and 20 bucks so you gotcha a nice find!

Hey, we call that two-part harmony!

 

[cyberdan]

BTW- They is a couple on ebay selling for between 10 and 20 bucks so you gotcha a nice find!

Found those, no bids yet. It is in a little better shape than mine.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-1-8-DE-REAL-1857-JALISCO-COPPER_W0QQitemZ260170740408QQihZ016QQcategoryZ541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think the one I found for $300 (in a post above) was really 300 pesos

 

[fiatboy]

That's an exceptional find. Congratulations.

 

[Silver_Fox]

Those foreign coins are always a nice surprise. I haven't found any for a while. When I first started buying half dollar boxes I would find one now and then. None for a while.

 

[cyberdan]

Those foreign coins are always a nice surprise. I haven't found any for a while. When I first started buying half dollar boxes I would find one now and then. None for a while.

Not only is it foreign it is my oldest coin find so far. I just wish it was a seated liberty.

 

[diggummup]

BTW- They is a couple on ebay selling for between 10 and 20 bucks so you gotcha a nice find!

Found those, no bids yet. It is in a little better shape than mine.
http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-1-8-DE-REAL-1857-JALISCO-COPPER_W0QQitemZ260170740408QQihZ016QQcategoryZ541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I think the one I found for $300 (in a post above) was really 300 pesos

Iwas referring to this one-http://cgi.ebay.com/NICE-1-8-DE-REAL-1832-JALISCO-COPPER_W0QQitemZ260170739363QQihZ016QQcategoryZ541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem It's a little older than yours though.

A seated Liberty would have been nice huh!

This one sold for $15.00 with 6 bids- http://cgi.ebay.com/UN-OCTAVO-DE-RE...goryZ541QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem