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Page 2 of 2 < 1 2   LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 12-26-2007, 02:28 PM   #16 (permalink) JeromeLS Coin Fanatic   Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portsmouth GB...... Posts: 1,342 Quote: Originally Posted by racing92honda I found out that this coin is probably over 500 years old. Where could I find the value of it? Try some Spanish catalougues !   12-26-2007, 10:00 PM   #17 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,644 Quote: Originally Posted by racing92honda I found out that this coin is probably over 500 years old. Where could I find the value of it? First of all you need to figure out if it is genuine or not. I am not yet convinced it is. You can find pictures of all the various coins of the Reyes Catolicos on this page - Spanish Coins By King - and the coin you have pictured, while similar, does not match any of them. Now, that alone does not mean the coin is not genuine - but it certainly makes one lean in that direction. Can you provide us with more information and perhaps some better pics. The diameter and weight of the coin would be helpful. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-27-2007, 12:39 PM   #18 (permalink) racing92honda Junior Member     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11 I do not have a scanner, so that is about as good of picture as I can get. My scale is digital and it weighs in 2 gram increments. The scale reads 6 grams. The diameter of the coin is 24mm, but shows signs of being worn down.   12-27-2007, 10:16 PM   #19 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 24,644 Well, the weight increases the concern. The coin should weigh no more than 3.5 grams at most. But as you say, your scale is not the most accurate. If you take the coin to a jewelry store thay can weigh it accurately for you. __________________ knowledge ..... share it   12-28-2007, 11:12 AM   #20 (permalink) racing92honda Junior Member     Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 11 The coin exact wieght is 5.8 grams. Here are some more pictures. These might be better. I hope the coin is real, but if not why do they make replicas?   12-28-2007, 02:47 PM   #21 (permalink) Hobo Numismatist In Training     Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 5,027 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by racing92honda I hope the coin is real, but if not why do they make replicas? 1) To fool the untrained so they can sell their replica for a profit. 2) So people (and museums) can have something to display or fill a hole in a coin album or to be able to display a replica rather than an extremely valuable and irreplaceable original. The US Mint has made replicas of some of their own rare coins. A common replica was an electrotype which was typically made using electricity and created very good copies. Your coins appears to have been plated and the plating is coming off in places. That points to it not being a geniune coin. __________________ No state shall emit bills of credit, make any thing but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debts, coin money . . . - US Constitution, Article 1, Section 10 ANA LM-3799; OHNS LM-59; SUSCC R-4005. All coins stored in bank safe deposit box.   Page 2 of 2 < 1 2 Bookmarks Digg del.icio.us StumbleUpon Google Would you like to support CoinTalk? Coin Talk Code of Honor 1. Post unto others as you would have them post unto you. 2. Keep it clean, like a 1950s family television show. 3. If you don't like the coin, don't trash the person. « Canadians----Help! | Oops! I Think This Qualifies As A D'oh! » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Rate This Thread: 5 : Excellent 4 : Good 3 : Average 2 : Bad 1 : Terrible Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Trackbacks are On Pingbacks are On Refbacks are On Forum Rules Similar Threads Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 66 02-10-2010 03:43 PM 1984 mint error questions with pic mespe US Coins Forum 91 03-18-2009 02:04 AM Trivia: Exergue Clinker Coin Chat 0 11-08-2007 09:11 AM ANA Grading Standards Speedy US Coins Forum 5 09-26-2007 08:12 AM Trivia:COTY Awards Clinker Coin Chat 6 07-18-2007 03:29 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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