(U.S. Coins) Catalog - Stack's Bowers

Stack’s Bowers Galleries The November 2013 Baltimore Auction10487 1817 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNL 1817-O:G/R: NGM-001. Nueva Guatemala Mintmark. M Assayer.Brass. Fine. 24.9 grams. Circles and squares edge. Medalturn. Boldly double struck.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10488 1818 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNL 1818-O:E/R: NGM-001. Nueva Guatemala Mintmark. M Assayer.Silver(?). Fine. 21.0 grams. Circles and squares edge. Medalturn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10489 1818 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNL 1818-O:E/R: NGM-001. Nueva Guatemala Mintmark. M Assayer.Silvered Brass. Fine. 28.5 grams. Circles and squares edge.Medal turn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10490 1818 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNLuncertain.Uncertain Mintmark and Assayer. SilveredBrass. Good. 21.9 grams. Circles and squares edge. Medalturn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10491 1820 Contemporary Imitation 8 Reales. GNL 1820-O: I/R: GaFS-001. Guadalajara Mintmark. FS Assayer.Copper-nickel. Fine to Very Fine. 25.7 grams. Circles andsquares edge. Medal turn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10492 1822 Contemporary Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNL 1822-O: G/R: ZsRG-003. Zacatecas Mintmark. RG Assayer.Copper-nickel. Very Good. 21.9 grams. Circles and squaresedge. Medal turn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10493 1823 Contemporary Imitation 8 Reales. GNL unlisted.Zacatecas Mintmark. RG Assayer. Silvered Brass. VeryGood. 25.6 grams. Circles and squares edge. Medal turn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10494 Study Group of (13) Contemporary Counterfeit Spanish-American Bust Type 8 Reales from the Michael K.Ringo Collection. Included are 9 contemporary struckcounterfeits and 4 contemporary cast counterfeits of variousdates in a variety of metals including copper-nickel, brass,and possibly low grade silver. About Good to Very Fine, onepiece is holed.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10495 1788 Contemporary Cast Counterfeit 8 Reales. MexicoCity Mintmark. FM Assayer. White Metal. Very Fine. 19.2grams. Plain edge. Medal turn. Multiple casting impressions.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10496 1790 Contemporary Cast Counterfeit 8 Reales. GNLunlisted. Potosi Mintmark. PR Assayer. White Metal.Very Fine. 22.7 grams. Circles and squares edge. Medalturn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10497 1791 Contemporary Cast Counterfeit 8 Reales. WithBank of England Countermark. Lima Mintmark. IJAssayer. Brass. About Good. 19.1 grams. Decorated edge.Medal turn. Holed.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10498 1816 Contemporary Cast Counterfeit 8 Reales. MexicoCity Mintmark. JJ Assayer. Brass. Very Fine. 19.3 grams.Plain edge. Medal turn.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10499 1773 Spanish-American 8 Reales. Double obverse. Fair toAbout Good. 28.04 grams. Uncertain edge. Approximatelymedal turn. An intriguing piece whose advanced weardisguises this coin’s clear attribution – is it a strike from twodifferent obverses, a flipover double strike, or a “magician’scoin” made by cutting two different coins in half andattaching the two obverses? We believe we can see the faintsigns of a seam on the edge, indicating the last attribution,though we leave it to our bidders to decide for themselves.This coin was clearly collected as a curiosity by Mike, asthere are several instances of double-headed or doubletailedcoins in the counterfeit British halfpenny series thathe so loved.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10500 1800 Contemporary Counterfeit 2 Escudos. MadridMint. FA Assayer. Gold. Extremely Fine. 6.45 gms.Diagonally reeded edge. Medal turn. Contemporarycirculating counterfeit in gold. Details are slightly off fromthe regal coinage, very pale color might indicate debasedgold. Strangely shaped countermark or test mark in leftobverse field. Cleaned.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10501 Study Group of (21) Contemporary and ModernCounterfeit Cobs From the 1 Reale to 8 RealesDenominations from the Michael K. Ringo Collection.Several are undoubtedly modern copies, but most have someage to them and are contemporary circulating counterfeits.About Good to Very Fine.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.10502 Study Group of (9) Latin-American Types Fashioned intoButtons from the Michael K. Ringo Collection. Includedare 8 Eight Reales imitation pieces in brass, some with, somewithout shank, as well as a single silver 1 Reale sized piece.About Good to Very Fine.From the Estate of Michael K. Ringo.End of theMichael K. Ringo CollectionPage 498Stack’s Bowers Galleries