Brass 1776 Continental Dollar Copy. Not a Bashlow. Who?

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• Zoins Posts: 34,406 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 5:18PM

  I've seen these before and I've always been curious abut them, though I don't know anything abut them.

  Anyone have information on these?

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• crazyhounddog Posts: 14,189 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 5:26PM

  I have not a clue but going by that lettering I'd say some kinda middle eastern copy

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• PerryHall Posts: 47,441 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 5:32PM

  @crazyhounddog said:
  I have not a clue but going by that lettering I'd say some kinda middle eastern copy

  Looks like some Chinese writing which may be a clue as to where it was made.

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• PocketArt Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 5:35PM

  @PerryHall said:

  @crazyhounddog said:
  I have not a clue but going by that lettering I'd say some kinda middle eastern copy

  Looks like some Chinese writing which may be a clue as to where it was made.

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• MasonG Posts: 6,903 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 5:38PM

  Looks like gibberish used by someone unfamiliar with our alphabet.

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• keets Posts: 25,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 6:40PM

  man, it's a good thing it has "Copy" on it so nobody thinks it's real.

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• PocketArt Posts: 1,335 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 7:13PM edited July 11, 2020 7:19PM

  @keets said:
  man, it's a good thing it has "Copy" on it so nobody thinks it's real.

  You were a hope to me on deciphering the origin of this piece...Really! I'm just curious of the where, when, and why?

  I think @crazyhounddog is right on Middle East Origin. I wasn't sure if Arabic, Hebrew, or Persian script? It's strange. I'd just like "the" story instead of "a" story...for what it's worth if possible? Thanks.

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• JBK Posts: 17,314 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 7:18PM

  I agree - Asian or middle eastern due to the "words". Someone did not understand English.

  Older than the current Asian stuff.

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,030 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 11, 2020 7:54PM

  I've seen a few of these on ebay. Not sure of the origin of them though. I was thinking pretty recent though.

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 12, 2020 4:54AM

  I think the poor lettering is due to poor image transfer... though the 'copy' is clear enough. No idea where it originated....I doubt if it will be determined. Cheers, RickO

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• 291fifth Posts: 25,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 12, 2020 5:36AM

  Just a very poor quality replica piece. Who cares where it came from as it belongs in the junk box.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,667 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 12, 2020 7:31AM

  Been around for a few decades. Still a modern replica.

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• 2dueces Posts: 6,870 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 12, 2020 8:25AM edited July 12, 2020 8:26AM

  I remember as a kid museums having copies of 1776 coins in the gift shop. Had one for years.

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