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I was digging in the junk drawer and found...

These!!


Mexico City Mint, correct?
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Mmmmm Chopmarks!!
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What is this please?
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What mint is this from?
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Any ideas??
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It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What mint is this from? 4th coin

    I think that one is Potossi but I'm at work and not 100%


    The first one I don't think is Mexico City.


    Edited to add:......Not bad for a junk drawer.
  • DBSTrader2DBSTrader2 Posts: 3,485 ✭✭✭✭
    What I wouldn't give to have a "junk" drawer like that!!imageimage

    - - Daveimage
  • They're all junk of course, but I'll take them off your hand at melt if you want. image
  • TwoKopeikiTwoKopeiki Posts: 9,707 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #1 Lima Mint 2 Reales
    #2 Mexico City Mint 8 Reales
    #3 ? Canadian Halfpenny, perhaps?
    #4 Potosi Mint 8 Reales
    #5 Mexico City 8 Reales
    #6 British something or other ( 3 shillings, if I had to take a wild guess image )
    #7 Mexico City 8 Reales (Assayer: J J)
    #8 Potosi 8 Reales
    #9 Guanajuato Mint 8 Reales
  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    The third coin is a Conder token - catalogued as Middlesex Kilvington's #349 The token is listed under John Kilvington, and is a mule of the reverse of the genuine Kilvington tokens (the Brunswick Halfpenny side) with the Guard and Glory of Britain die from the Middlesex National Series.

    There are 4 edge varieties for this token:
    349: Engrailed (Common)
    349a: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF ROBERT REYNOLDS & CO (very rare)
    349b: PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL (very rare)
    349c: Plain (struck without a collar) (Common)

    #6 is a bank token from the next great token period in English history. These appear in auctions quite frequently, usually not separated out from Mint issues. You should be able to find examples on eBay, Heritage or Stacks without any problems. They do come in several denominations and there are also Irish bank tokens.
    R.I.P. Wayne, Brad
    Collecting:
    Conder tokens
    19th & 20th Century coins from Great Britain and the Realm
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the info!!!!
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

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