Anyone know what this is?

BigAl

thanks!

satootoko

How large is it, and what metal does it appear to be?

After a little manipulation, the date looks like 1806, and the word "Espania" appears on the reverse, which resembles several Spanish coins of that time frame, but I can't find any pictured in Krause with a similar obverse.

BigAl

it's barely smaller than a quarter, i believe the metal is copper however i suppose it could be bronze.

the date is very tough to decipher, I think it may read 1848...but not certain about the 4.

satootoko

Could it be gold?

The closest things I can find with that size in mind are gold 100 Reales, KM#605.1-605.3, (1856-62 with different mint marks), but the hair ribbon on Isabel II doesn't look the same. The reverse does look very similar. (They range from $175-250 in Fine, but the hole would probably cut the value down to bullion - .2412 oz AGW = <$75.)

Lynch

I think it is a contemporary counterfeit of Y-47, the (Madrid Mint?) Spanish 10 Escudos type issued 1866-1868. The real thing is a gold coin.

The coin appears to be copper with traces of gold plating remaining in the 1-2 o'clock portion of the obverse legend.

I think the legend should read "Isabel 2a Por La G(racia) De Dios Y La Const(itucion) / Reina de Las Espanas" which I think means something like "Isabel the Second, by the Grace of God and the Constitution, Queen of the Spaniards".

BigAl

I believe you are correct! the reverse reads "Espanas" and I can make out a '10'. upon closer inspection the date looks like 1868.

thanks guys

tbirde56

Here's mine (1868):

I lightly scraped the inside of the hole and it is a shiny gold color, probably brass.

canadiancoinguy

I've got two of 'em in brass, much like Brad's.

Lynch

<< <i>I've got two of 'em in brass, much like Brad's. >>



Are yours holed as well?