Coins are not a guaranteed investment. If you go ahead with it I'd avoid a toned coin. By 2075 the toning may not look as nice, plus the toned...
The 9/9 isn't correct either, and the denticals don't look right - an expensive fake.
Those Dutch Duits in that condition sell for a few dollars on Ebay - pretty common.
Looks like it's in better condition too.
Very nice slideshow of nice Walkers!
Not even a good fake - souvenir quality at best.
I agree - a larger, cropped picture would sure help. With that said I enlarged it and can't see anything unusual about the coin.
Glad to see you found it! :thumb:
Vess1 - that's a beauty of a '49 Swiss 20 FR - I really like that obverse too! I see you like it so much that it became your avatar! :)
I think the coin is from Prussia, but not 100% sure. Here's something similar - don't ask me to translate it :)...
spooned coin http://www.cointalk.com/t94227/ http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ring-from-a-Silver-Coin
That reverse looks like the conning tower on a submarine.
Correct - I misstated "dates", instead of "letters". I was in too much of a rush to leave & wasn't paying attention. I agree - it was not worth $75
It's the 1858 that has small and large date varieties.
Welcome to Coin Talk! Looks like PMD (post mint damage) to me too
Weird coin - the edges of the pressed profile image are lower than the surface of the coin, but the center of Monticello doesn't seem to have been...
Nice full liberty on #3
OK. I thought it may have been an inheritance situation. I'm sure he thought highly of those coins.
Where has the envelope of goodies been for the last 30 years? I'm not saying any of your coins were cleaned, as I've seen no evidence of it, but...
Nice coin! Where did you "find" that envelope - wish I could find one like it! Are the other coins in good condition too?
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