Anybody know?

wybrit · December 10, 2003 11:06AM

I received this question today:

<< <i>Hi.

I was wondering if you could help me out here. I am not a coin collector, but when I see something "cool". I keep it.
Anyway, I can across a coin at work. I looks like a penny, but it is worth 2 cents. It has what looks like 2 winged serpents entwined on the front? It is dated 1897. I have tried to research it online, but came up empty handed? I was just trying to find out what country this coin is from? If you could help me out, I would appreciate it.

Thank You.
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Does anybody know what it might be?

tbirde56 · December 10, 2003 11:16AM

Sounds like he may have misconstrued the design of the double headed eagle on the Austrian 2 heller Km-2801.

wybrit · December 10, 2003 11:20AM

It looks like it could be that. Thanks Brad.

Askari · December 10, 2003 11:25AM

If it's worth "2 Cents" it could be a coin denominated in "Cents" or "Centimes"; I'm afraid that nothing comes to my mind that fits the description. A pic would be nice. Perhaps there's other markings or words on it?

wybrit · December 10, 2003 11:27AM

I looked it up in Krause. From the description I did get, it sounds like a 2 Heller piece from Austria. Thanks again to Brad for pointing me in the right direction.

1jester · December 10, 2003 12:25PM

Has Aethelred been sending you prank emails again?

Anybody know?

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