Venezuela, Two Gold Tokens and a Shrunken Head! (ツ)

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  1. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Here's a couple Gold Tamanaco Tokens I bought awhile back and one of them is Proof like! Tamanaco was an Indian Chief of Venezuela during the 16th century, originally I thought he had his head cut off, but it's reported on Wiki that he fought a dog or more than one dog that chomped on his neck so much he was decapitated! Interesting story, if you want to read about it, here's the link! Just thought I'd share, oh and if you have any Tokens or Coins from Venezuela, feel free to post them right here! :happy:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamanaco

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  3. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Never thought I see a shrunken head on a coin. Lol
     
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  4. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Neat find Fret.
    I am gonna have to read up on him.
    What percentage of gold are these?
     
  5. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Yes, they're 22k! Here's one more I have, not a Tamanaco but a Token made around the same time frame! The link below tells about larger tokens but I only have the smaller ones, like 1.5 to 3 grams! thumbsup.gif

    https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=21636

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