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LinkBack Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes 08-29-2009, 12:35 AM   #1 (permalink) Pick-a-nik Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 33 Any ideas on very old coin? Not a whole lot of detail left to go on. Just a few letters and hints of detail present. Very thin, shape is like coin listed in red book under pre-federal issues (shilling). Anyone recognize some detail that would indicate what my mystery coin is? Attached Thumbnails       08-29-2009, 02:15 AM   #2 (permalink) Ripley Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 770 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Not much to work with.... Traci   08-29-2009, 07:09 AM   #3 (permalink) Prestoninanus Junior Member   Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 110 It looks like a medieval hammered European coin of some sort. I don't think it is English because they would usually have a cross or the Royal Coat of Arms on the reverse...   08-29-2009, 07:46 AM   #4 (permalink) randygeki Coin Collector     Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Flagstaff, Arizona Posts: 2,040 My Mood: i was thinking spanish or english , but cant really say, but hope this bump helps __________________ My old coins (really old)   08-29-2009, 08:58 AM   #5 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 I think the coin sits like this. My gut tells me it is from the Netherlands, but I'm not sure of the denomination. But it may be a duit of some kind. Don't have the books for older copper, just gold and silver Attached Thumbnails     __________________ knowledge ..... share it   08-29-2009, 10:48 AM   #6 (permalink) itsallngoodtime Beachhunter   Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mount Dora, Florida Posts: 315 My Mood: Blog Entries: 6 I agree with GDJMSP I think it is from the Netherlands. Bob   08-29-2009, 02:30 PM   #7 (permalink) DCH Member   Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 119 Spain, Juana Y Carlos 4 Maravedis. Santo Domingo 1544-1564. Cayon#2992 Best picture I've found online... http://cgi.ebay.com/Santo-Domingo-15...temZ8358178323   08-29-2009, 04:36 PM   #8 (permalink) HandsomeToad Urinist     Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Arkansas Posts: 6,572 My Mood: Quote: Originally Posted by DCH Spain, Juana Y Carlos 4 Maravedis. Santo Domingo 1544-1564. Cayon#2992 Best picture I've found online... http://cgi.ebay.com/Santo-Domingo-15...temZ8358178323 Great call! Ribbit   08-29-2009, 07:00 PM   #9 (permalink) Pick-a-nik Junior Member   Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 33 Quote: Originally Posted by DCH Spain, Juana Y Carlos 4 Maravedis. Santo Domingo 1544-1564. Cayon#2992 Best picture I've found online... http://cgi.ebay.com/Santo-Domingo-1504-56-4-Maravedi-ARABIC-4_W0QQitemZ8358178323 Thank You very much for the info. I looked at coin from ebay and it does look very similiar at least on one side. I've contacted the dealer to see if he will look at my scans and see if it is indeed the same type of coin. I've had the coin for seven or eight years but was never able to find out much about it. This has worked so well I've decided to post pictures of a few other old coins I have little info. on. Thanks to all you responded to my post.   08-30-2009, 09:05 AM   #10 (permalink) GDJMSP Numismatist     Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: PA Posts: 23,515 Quote: Originally Posted by DCH Spain, Juana Y Carlos 4 Maravedis. Santo Domingo 1544-1564. Cayon#2992 Best picture I've found online... __________________ knowledge ..... share it   08-29-2009, 09:25 PM   #11 (permalink) Ripley Senior Member     Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: California Posts: 770 My Mood: Blog Entries: 1 Nice, home run DCH. Traci   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. « Unusual N. Song 1 cash coin | 500 yen coins change color (a.k.a. Behold the wonders of oxidization, kids.) » Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Display Modes Rate This Thread Switch to Linear Mode 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 World's most expencive coins coinandrew World & Ancient Coins 26 11-07-2009 04:14 PM Coin Grading/Authentication Services Reid Goldsborough Coin Chat 57 06-01-2009 03:14 PM Trivia: Millennium Coins Part 1 Clinker Coin Chat 6 01-25-2008 08:46 PM what do you think of TPG's you have used? ranchhand Coin Chat 57 11-13-2006 10:58 PM LinkBack LinkBack URL About LinkBacks

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