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Odd looking coin

NoteCollectorNoteCollector Posts: 4
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Hi, I came across this coin at a yard sale. Looks like someone (with a lot of spare time) has etched out the back of the coin's design and filled it in with grass or plastic?

Has anyone see this done before or know if it's worth anything?

Cheers
John
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Coin Front
Coin Back

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  • sumnomsumnom Posts: 5,963 ✭✭✭
    I can hardly keep back the tears.
  • ManMan Posts: 1,002
    Yes, I've seen this before the back says "Honi soit qui mal y pense" or "shamed be the person who thinks evil of it".
    It was a famous Brit motto in French.

    I would also think that the filling is either wax or crayons.

    Here's a Link to the history of The Most Noble of The Garter an exclusive knighthood with only 20 members.

    Here's the coin on british eBay link with a little history.
    There's also an album with that name some fan may have made himself a tribute piece.
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum, Collector!

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  • NumismaticsNumismatics Posts: 1,092
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  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536 ✭
    That is a low to low-moderate quality example of 19th century enameling. Unfortunately the enamel has chipped in the fourth quadrant of the arms. These are collectable and yours probably has a value in the $20 range or so as an example of Victorian artwork.
  • satootokosatootoko Posts: 2,720 ✭
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  • tonyhartonyhar Posts: 1,598
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 44,777 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What Conder101 said.

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  • wybritwybrit Posts: 6,997 ✭✭✭
    Welcome to the forum!

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  • NoteCollectorNoteCollector Posts: 4
    Thank you for the replys, and thanks for the Welcome.


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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Cool rainbow toning. image
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