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ID help needed please - some fairly strange coins
MadMuffin
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I am helping a friend sort out a large coin collection and we have come across a few coins that I cannot identify. Any help is appreciated!
Coin #1 and #2 - I am absolutely certain that I have seen coins with this design before, but I simply cannot remember the country or find them in KM.
Coin #3 is also from the Middle East, but from where?
Coin #4 - well, my gut feeling tells me that it's actually not a coin, but a medal or a token of some sorts. Anyone know?
Coin #5 is a real mystery to me. Obviously from the Middle East, but I have never seen anything like it. Looks somewhat like coins from Algeria.
Coin #6 is from my own collection. Bought together with coin #7 as "unidentified" - and they still are. Malta? Can't seem to find them in any catalog.
Coin #7 - Malta?
It's funny how you can collect and look at coins for years and years - and continue to come across coins that you have never seen before. I suppose that's one of the interesting parts of coin collecting
Marcel
Coin #1 and #2 - I am absolutely certain that I have seen coins with this design before, but I simply cannot remember the country or find them in KM.
Coin #3 is also from the Middle East, but from where?
Coin #4 - well, my gut feeling tells me that it's actually not a coin, but a medal or a token of some sorts. Anyone know?
Coin #5 is a real mystery to me. Obviously from the Middle East, but I have never seen anything like it. Looks somewhat like coins from Algeria.
Coin #6 is from my own collection. Bought together with coin #7 as "unidentified" - and they still are. Malta? Can't seem to find them in any catalog.
Coin #7 - Malta?
It's funny how you can collect and look at coins for years and years - and continue to come across coins that you have never seen before. I suppose that's one of the interesting parts of coin collecting
Marcel
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So, the Chinese coin is indeed a coin, but a fake one? Actually it was the bad quality that made me think "temple token" - it does look sort of home made. Interesting.
When it comes to the two small coins from the 1700 I never would have thougt of Switzerland. Since they were bought together it might be that coin #7 is Swiss as well - I will check my catalogs.
Thanks again for you help!
Marcel