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French Indo-China Liberty and Asain Brittania Coins - New Coins - Anybody have info on them?

MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭
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Hi,
At the flea market yesterday I came across these 2 coins. I purchased them because they really looked interesting and they were inexpensive. I'm not even sure if they are real coins or reproductions. The french one looks a bit more silver-grey in hand, I'm still working on my lighting. Anybody know anything about them? Thanks, in advance, for any replies and thanks for looking image.

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  • AuldFartteAuldFartte Posts: 4,597 ✭✭✭✭
    Bottom one looks like a British Trade Dollar.
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    Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
  • jsinisterrjsinisterr Posts: 18
    Hey, great looking pieces...

    I can tell you the second piece (my favorite) is a Trade dollar from Great Brittain (Brittannia Series) KM #T5
    .900 Silver .7800 oz. ASW...struck in Bombay and Calcutta to be used by English for trade in the Orient.
    Design is very classical and it reminds me of the newer Brittish Brittannia bullion silver coins they have now.

    The first piece is from French Indo-China...KM #5a.1...it's a 1 Piastre piece with .900 silver .7812 oz. ASW.

    Again, very nice designs/coins.
    Hope this helps some...
  • MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭
    Thanks!!! image
  • skingspanskingspan Posts: 519 ✭✭
    I have read that both of these coins are sometimes counterfieted. I Can't tell if your are real or not by looking at them. I am sure someone here will be able to tell you for sure.
    My Silver Crown Collection
  • tbirde56tbirde56 Posts: 2,161
    If genuine they're roughly worth about $10 each.
    Brad Swain

    World Coin & PM Collector
    My Coin Info Pages <> My All Experts Profile
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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    The image of the reverse of the British trade dollar needs to be rotated 90 degrees to the right.
  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,962 ✭✭✭
    You can generally determine whether or not your trade dollar is genuine by weighing it on a good set of scales. The official weight is 26.9568 g. Since the collector value of trade dollars is typicaly nominal, the most common counterfeits use base metal or a poor silver alloy and do not meet the weight spec.
    Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
  • MrSpudMrSpud Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭
    I weighed the coins on an analytical balance today. The French Indo-China one weighs 20.4849 grams and the Brittania one weight 25.5800 grams. I don't suppose that those weights are close enough...image
  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Wow - I wish I had flea markets like yours!!!! Those are beautiful!
    Shep
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