I found this penny in my wife's grandad coin collection from Ipswich, England. Can someone confirm that the attached coin is an old Eadmund silver penny from the year 939 - 946 from a moneyer called DORY LFEM? It looks like its in mint condition, is very thin and measures about 21mm. Color is actually goldish or silverish with hues of blue. How can I verify that it is not a fake? Anybody has an idea of its value?
I'm hardly an expert on these, but I don't see anything to make me doubt that it's what the holder says it is. You might try posting in the World and Ancient coins section if you haven't already.
Hi swhuck, I wrote the info on the holder based on some research I did on the internet. I am just not an expert, so I was looking for more insights into this coin I found in my wife's grand dad bag of old coins. Similar coins I found on the internet were valued at more than a $1000. Can this coin be worth that much? Is it too good to be true???
Unfortunately, this coin is outside my area of expertise. The folks in the World and Ancient coin section would be able to help you more than I can. I would be curious as to what else was in his bag, though; that might give you an idea of whether he was dealing with valuable coins.
Hi, This is pretty cool, I just found that the British Museum also has this exact same coin!!! Its by a moneyer called Dorulf, a North-Westerner maybe from Chester. See the reference by downloading a free catalog at http://www.archive.org/details/catalogueofengli02brit and then checking page 129 No44. I think this coin is worth at least $2000! Any ideas?
