past down to me from my Aunt

I think it is a coin but i have no information on it at all date is 1572

 

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Could you please tell us what the writing says on it? It would be much easier to locate it if I had that info.

 

I am at college and will this weekend my girlfriend seems to think it is a medal not a coin

 

we looked for hours and we think it is a French king and queen who took over England?

 

I have a hunch that it could be from a medallic series commemorating Dukes of Lorraine. But without the legend, or at least a clearer picture, I can't say.

 

my great aunt gave me a gold plated penny, a 1961 BF half, a 1976 2 dollar bill, and a 1976 ike dollar

 

At first glance it resembles a fuzzy, out-of-focus Elizabeth I of England.

In any event, you should not be handling it barehanded except by the edge, as fingerprints can greatly devalue a coin or medal.

 

From what bit of detail I can see I have to concur with your opin.

 

Is that a good or a bad thing lol

 

New pictures thanks for the help guys !
Greg

 

Please don't hold coins like that! Hold them on edges only

 

It is a medal of Charles IX and Elizabeth of France; they were married in 1570, and he died in 1574, so these must have been originally made sometime between those dates. Yours is most likely a later reproduction.

 

Do you know of a way to tell?

 

Not without doing some intensive research, and your medal is not nearly worth that investment of time. But the strike (or cast?) of yours is very rough, and the metal appears to be incorrect as well. So, most likely a later reproduction.

 

I appricate your help

 

Sometimes if you Google search the words on the coin or medal, you can find links to information about the item.