I cant find any information on 2 Escudo coins, value, demand. If you have any information to offer I would be thankful. Thank you Shane
Shane, Welcome .....First do a search on Google, I found a ton of stuff. Try "2 escudos". then if your still hungary for information repost here and I'll help you some more:hug:
I found a great website at www.coinarchives.com but how important is teh back of the coin. I cant find one liek the one that I have. I will try to post it here......wow nevermind insert the URL they migh as well be asking me in Russian. If you send me your email I will send you a pic. Thank you for any help you can give.
the back is a little different. The lines on the lower left hand side are straight up and down not at a 45 degree angle and the upper right hand side of the coin are more lines that are up and down but most coins have the 3 circles across the center and the one that I have has 3 sets of 3. That is the major difference that I have found on this coin compared to all the images that I have found online. I have to assume that there is not a huge value in the coin because of the differences unless it was used by Blackbeard or someone like that haha
There are quite a few different types and the designs can differ. It could also be that the coin you have is a fake. Fakes of these coins probably outnumber the genuine examples. To help you we need to see pictures of your coin.
What is the price difference between a real Escudo and a counterfit coin? I know that is a very open question but lets say that 24k gold is $1000 per oz what is the history worth another $1500? If it is a fake it would be gold melt without question
Sent you my email in a PM. As to the price difference, not all fakes are made of gold, or the same fineness of gold. So the price difference could be huge. The coin could be worth nothing.
Sorry Im new and I did not know where you posted your email you should have the pics any second now. Thank you
Here are the pictures of your coin. Have not attributed it yet, but will work on that. Meanwhile others can take a crack at it. But since it has been set in jewelry, even if it is real, most if not all of the numismatic value is gone.
Thank you for all of your help everyone! I dont know where I can take this where I can sell it. edited
Yes, contact Dan Sedwick - http://www.sedwickcoins.com He is considered to be the leading authority on these coins. You will have to send it to him so he can see it first though.
Do you know of anyone that would be interested edited - shanee - you are not permitted to do that on this forum. I gave you the best contact I can give you.
I want to thank you all for your help. I have advised my client that the coin/pendant does not have the value that he expected and that it would be a beautiful item to pass down threw his family. Again thank you for all you help.
Looks neat to me. Why should encircling a coin in a gold ring be any worse than slabbing it? I can understand that boring a hole or sautering something onto it would devalue, but this setting looks pretty protective of the coin. Another question: is there a good rough-and-ready test for the gold content of a coin that can be done without chipping off a piece for chemical analysis? Maybe like measuring the volume and weight VERY carefully?
