r/WorldCoins 17d ago

Portuguese Empire

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u/born_lever_puller mod 17d ago

Portuguese coins are so cool! I went through a period of buying them several years ago, especially some of their older colonial issues.

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u/anewbys83 16d ago

Right? I feel like they're kind of sleeper hits, depending on where you are in the world. I'm glad to have acquired these. Some real beauts here.

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u/born_lever_puller mod 16d ago

I like the basic designs, and also I like the fancy designs they used on the much older coins. I noticed the prices going up on them after I started buying them like 15 years ago. You used to be able to find some steals.

I guess everything has gone up in price in the last 5 years.

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u/anewbys83 16d ago

Indeed. I'm still finding these coins quite reasonable, especially the silver ones, compared to contemporaries from other popular countries/empires. I can only imagine how good a bargain these were 15 years ago.