What do you think is on the other side?

TwoKopeiki

It's 13mm across (but only 10mm on the other side) and at some point was a part of something bigger...

ajaan

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An image of Aethelred 'streaking' through the woods?


Please tell me it isn't.

TwoKopeiki

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<< <i>What do you think is on the other side? >>


An image of Aethelred 'streaking' through the woods?


Please tell me it isn't. >>



If it is you should thank your lucky stars it's not a two-sided coin

StrikeOutXXX

Not sure of the correct terminology, but I'm guessing a die for hammered coins? This is the part they struck that has mushroomed out over time (unless they were intended on being conical or triangular).

TwoKopeiki

Nice try It's a counter-stamp issue with the side facing us completely obliterated due to strike... It has a close connection to my collecting interest (Spanish Colonials)...

MrEureka

Wild guess: El Salvador arms?

TwoKopeiki

It's a Guadeloupe (British Occupation) 20 Sous. It's a "plug", punched-out of 8 Reales. What I like about this one is the barely-visible "castle" from the underlying design (bottom left). I would love to eventually own the other part of this issue (9 Livres), but they are pretty pricey...

Hussulo

Nice one Roman.

I have never seen one of those before. So is it kind of like the later Australian holey dollars. Where they made two coins by punching through a larger foreign coin?

Hus

Hussulo

Nice one Roman.

So is it kind of like the later Australian holey dollars. Where they made two coins by punching through a larger foreign coin?

Hus

TwoKopeiki

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Thanks, Hus! Here's the 9 Livres part:

STLNATS

What a great find. Congrats.

TwoKopeiki

Just came back from PCGS in a brand-spankin' new XF40 slab