Got these in today. And gotta say, pretty impressed! First, a few photos from their site.. 1715 8 Reales (replica): 1691 8 Reales Potosi (replica): I have one of each in front of me right now.. These things are sexy! [Admins: We need a pirate emoticon, thanks! ] Very nicely done. And each is unique. The silversmith definitely knows what he's doing, and it shows in his work. He's pretty passionate about what he does. Take the time to read up all about them at their website later in this post. Also does other coin varieties. As they're replicas, they have a very small & discreet stamp each of "COPY" & "999".. Had to use a 5X loupe to locate them, heh. In many ways, these are way better than the real thing. And all of mine are overweight, the highest with like 1.5 grams extra. What's cool is you can get them customized in all different ways (including finishes).. They took about 2 weeks to arrive, but I was pretty particular in exactly what I wanted, probably above & beyond what he normally does. And it was well worth the wait! Presented well, complete with serialized COA's. I contacted them through their website.. http://saintaugustinemint.bigcartel.com/ Had a good email conversation. Very friendly, helpful & informative. They're also on eBay.. http://www.ebay.com/usr/captainmycaptain Based in the US, and apparently ship internationally. Also have some of the *real* coins up for sale. Definitely check them out. Highly recommended! I'm going back for more someday, as these things are pretty awesome, heh. Worth the premiums, for sure. And stay tuned, as there are more projects currently in the pipeline. Couple cool videos of the replicas being produced.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AieMQlwUAFg [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AieMQlwUAFg[/youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifFQY9FxXc8 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifFQY9FxXc8[/youtube]
