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1871 Chihuahua Mint 8 Reales with the M over inverted M mintmark variety. This transitional mintmark was used only during the early part of 1871 before the punch was corrected, making it a short-lived variety.
The coin was struck seven years after the end of the Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864), when demand for reliable silver trade dollars in China remained high. Large numbers of Mexican 8 Reales were exported to East Asia, where they circulated extensively alongside other Spanish-American trade dollars.
This example is heavily chopmarked, indicating prolonged circulation in the Chinese trade economy. The numerous merchant and banker chopmarks record repeated verification of the coin's silver content and authenticity over many years of commercial use.
The combination of the short-lived M over inverted M variety and extensive Chinese chopmarking makes this an interesting example of a transitional Mexican mint issue that participated in the late nineteenth-century trans-Pacific silver trade.

Franz Joseph lost to Bismarck in 1866 and ruled the dual Monarchy of Austro Hungary . It was the assasination of his heir Franz Ferdinand that triggered World war 1. The coin shows the coat of arms of the losely held kingdoms and crown lands under Hasburg rule -

Kingdom of Bohemia (roughly modern Czechia)
Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (modern southern Poland and western Ukraine)
Kingdom of Dalmatia (modern coastal Croatia)
Archduchies of Lower and Upper Austria (the historic core of modern Austria)
Duchies of Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola (modern Austria and Slovenia)
Duchy of Bukovina (modern Ukraine and Romania)
Duchy of Salzburg (modern Austria)
Duchy of Silesia (modern Czechia)
County of Tyrol (modern Austria and northern Italy)
Austrian Littoral (comprising the regions of Gorizia and Gradisca, Istria, and the city of Trieste, which are now parts of Italy, Slovenia, and Croatia)
Vorarlberg (modern Austria)

The edge of the crown reads Viribus Unitis (With united strength )

36 mm 0.900 fine silver

This last year issue of 90% silver 38 mm Dominican un peso sized coin is a nice crown sized piece. It’s interesting to see the different women icons for liberty in this case a native Taino woman with a feathered head dress. The obverse has the Dominican crest famous for one of the few crests having the bible . With a low mintage of 20,000 pieces it’s a nice collectors item

This last year issue of 90% silver 38 mm Dominican un peso sized coin is a nice crown sized piece. It’s interesting to see the different women icons for liberty in this case a native Taino woman with a feathered head dress. The obverse has the Dominican crest famous for one of the few crests having the bible .

How do auction houses take pictures like this?
The warmer colored picture with the beautiful aged toning look is by the auction house and the pic at the bottom is the actual coin. Not my coin by the way

Numista too has pics like the one on the top . Any good tips on a good photography setup for silver crowns

At 36 mm and 0.64% silver and affordability I think this coin is a cool addition to any silver crown collection. I like portrait on the coin with the strong jawline and beard.

At 37 mm and 25g this is a beautiful large crown sized silver coin and has a beautiful portrait of Milda , a Latvian maiden in traditional dress and ears of wheat . The obverse shows the Latvian coat of arms . This coin was minted in 1931, when Latvia lost their independence in 1940 these coins became a token of struggle for freedom and were given as gifts to Latvian children. A generation of kids grew up with these coins until they saw independence again in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

Any idea how to fix the mottled look or should I just let it be

My first Prussian /deutches reich coin. Picked this up from my LCS , has a few scratches so was able to bargain down and I’m happy with the price. This 1913 coin represents the empire in full glory , a year before Europe burst into flames.