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ok i give up- what is this??

coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
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This is the only side with design visible-- the other side is smoothed out. I thought it wouldn't be hard to ID with a 19th or 18th century Krause, but I've struck out. French? Italy? Spanish? Netherlands? German? And what date range? thanks

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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    It is French. Probably from the latter 1700's(1780-1790's). What kind of metal is it? Look at the Louis D'or. -Dan
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  • ormandhormandh Posts: 3,111 ✭✭✭
    That is of course a gold piece, but the monogram is the same. Maybe it is a colonial piece! -Dan
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  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    Hmmmm. This piece is purely copper-- i didn't even look at the gold coins in Krause. Maybe a contemp. counterfeit!
  • ozzysdad47ozzysdad47 Posts: 257
    Tough one you got there...... I searched the 18th. Century Krause, To no avail. I even tried using photoshop to try and bring out the detail's. The legend on the right look's like it say's IBAN or IRAN I've spent the last hour and a half trying to identify it..... Best i can say is maybe one of the forum expert's will chime in, But it's a real head scratcher.......image
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  • StrikeOutXXXStrikeOutXXX Posts: 3,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Like ormandh said, it certainly has a strong resemblance to the French 1779-1791 Louis D'Or gold coins.

    Is it possible this is a German Jeton?
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  • GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭
    It has a passing resemblance to the Louis d'or, but that's all. Legends are wrong, design is wrong - my guess is it's a jeton.
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