what is this coin worth and is it EE1887 (1894) Ethiopian Bir, King Menelik II

hey only chopped the one to test them and he only had the two. The reason is he is a dealer in silver is Saudi Arabia and no one here collects coins for numismatic value, its all about the silver weight. I liked them because of how they felt. I am reading 24-25 grams on the coin and i am using a my wife's kitchen scale. As stated i only buy silver bullion but this was intriguing and for $60 i thought my kids would enjoy them. Than i started doing research and found out that they might be worth something i am not selling them I just want to know what they are.
He bought them from a pilgrim along with two George 8 gram gold coins.

 

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Well, I hope the best for you with their authenticity. Since you have a good business relationship with him, you should let him know to call you when he picks up more. If real, you got a screamin hot deal on them, and if it were me I'd grab all I could, whenever they were available.

 

I paid exactly $53.33 for both I think its a good deal unless its not silver. This is what i went there to buy my usual 1 kilo local or pamp silver bar. that's all he has. I also picked up this rare hologram Makkah pamp 1 oz pendant.
I have confidence in him telling me its silver beyond that he cant help me.

 

Be very careful buying coins in that area as some of the best counterfeits come from there. Send it to ANCS for grading and authentication because they have a special going on right now for $12.50 per coin.