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Any idea who made these "COPY" coins?
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I found these at an estate sale last weekend... Bought them all for $5ea after a quick Google search stated they were .999 silver and 20g.
I think they're neat enough. Sadly after coming home to my loupe, they've all got light hairlines from a cleaning.
Any idea who made them? They do not have any maker marks nor do they say anywhere that they're silver.
1804 bust dollar
1894 S Barber dime
1885 Trade dollar
1876 CC 20 cent
1916 D Merc
1794 Flowing Hair dollar
1838 O Half
1827 Bust quarter
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Could be just about anyone. If they all have "Copy" imprinted on them, (I can't tell for sure), then they are legal. Might be a novelty company from any number of countries.
And, they aren't necessarily silver....in fact, I think that would probably be a rarity(?).
Often by going to Google and putting in a description - let's take: 1827 10c copy - one of the images will be your piece and sometimes it will give link to the website of the "mint" making the copies. This has work numerous times for me on all sorts of pieces.
I would be astounded if those were actually silver.
Finally someone that follows the law.
Sorry should have been clearer. Google wasn't much help given my limited search. Lots of old discussion blog questions and random places selling similar search word pieces.
EBay sellers however, both completed and active listings describe exact matches as being 20g .999 silver. I know that doesn't make it true, but they pretty much all describe them as such.
Nobody names the maker of these though. Safe to assume they are not gallery mint items, right?
There are lots of those that are actually silver. They are actually silver round designs. They come in one ounce sizes also. But, and this is important, the silver ones are marked with fineness and/or weight either in the field or on the rim.
[Of course, they also come plated.]
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Lots of those are silver. Some are plated. I've had hundreds of those that are good silver. It's just a silver round. However, if it doesn't mention fineness and/or weight in the fields or on the rim, they are probably the plated version.
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Love the fact they are all the same size yet different denoms.
Are they 3" coasters?
bob
I wonder if the white hankerchef(sp) would work on these. Back when the Ikes silver or not. Put a hanky over it and if it is silver it glows thru. Not silver no glow.
No, not Gallery Mint. Did you test them for silver? Or is it marked somewhere?
I looked at the big images and coudn't see any indication. They are neat rounds though
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A crook?
I'll take them to the local shop tomorrow and have them tested... Just hoping someone here would recognize them. I'll update this after I get back.
Nice copies...and tarnished too... probably plated.... Let us know what you find out... Cheers, RickO