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MinerscoinMinerscoin Posts: 87 ✭✭
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Do any of the experts out there have any idea what these 2 coins might be?

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Mark

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  • newbiecollectornewbiecollector Posts: 2,992
    Sorry I do not but, they look cast to me so possibly a copy of something.

    I am sure a more experienced member will come along soon with an answer.
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  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Since they do not have a date or denomination on them, I would suspect that it is not a coin , but a token or jetton maybe.
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  • MinerscoinMinerscoin Posts: 87 ✭✭
    Found the one on left

    I believe it is Obverse E -Reverse 5

    Also have Obverse F- Reverse-6

    Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
    Now I wish I could figure out the one with the Lion.
  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    the one on the right is especially peculiar, because the reverse design looks like something you would see on a 14th-15th century french jetton (shield of arms with fleur de lis). Yet I have never seen a jetton with that kind of dragon obverse, and with no legends either. Also, I assume the piece is nickel to quarter size in diameter-- not the usual size of a medieval jetton either. So it COULD be a latter-day maverick token, struck to look old...or maybe a little known privately made medieval french token or jetton.
  • MinerscoinMinerscoin Posts: 87 ✭✭

    Yeah that one is just smaller than a Quarter. Brass and very thin. The lot of coins I bought these in were all early to mid 1800's.
    Well It will give me something to look for on the internet while watching election returns. Dragon instead of a lion maybe that will help.
    Thanks for the name fleur de lis. That may help me find it.
    I enjoy the hunt.
    Mark
  • 1960NYGiants1960NYGiants Posts: 3,509 ✭✭✭✭
    The right hand piece could be from Belgium or the "Lowcountries" / Spanish Netherlands / etc. I seem to recall seeing that design before.

    Also check Nuremburg jettons.
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  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,263 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm leaning towards a jeton of some kind, because there are design elements from two different countries. It's got the shield of fleur-de-lys on one side, in a very similar layout to that found on early Sicilian gold coins, while on the other it's got the two-tailed lion of Bohemia, as seen on coins like the Joachimsthaler.

    I don't think it's a Nuremberg jeton; those normally have the maker's name on them. Jetons normally have something written on them; this has no text at all.
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  • MinerscoinMinerscoin Posts: 87 ✭✭
    Thank you guys for your help. I am still looking online to find one like it but after hours of looking still no find. Well I will keep looking till I find it or just get tired of looking. Never had this much problem finding something online. Again Thanks. You guys are great for helping. Let you know if I find it.
    Mark
  • BCNumismaticsBCNumismatics Posts: 454
    Mark,
    The left-hand one is an anonymous trader's currency token from England,possibly from Essex.

    Aidan.
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