From what you describe I can safely say that it certainly wasn't a french coin.....unless it had been well and truly tampered with. There are no...
Well....there were numerous privy marks used for mint directors and engravers so I guess someone looking at these might think `that looks like a...
Yes indeed, Jock Thompson certainly got around in his day :-) The tradition of the fair certainly remains strong in both St Andrews and in...
Yes indeed, I have these and the Bell one. I also have a consecutive run of some seventy odd Scottish Parliament ones. It was a 100 wad but i've...
Weather here is suitable for those with webbed feet, and cold with it (but what;s new about that). Presumably the weather in NZ is beautiful with...
Ouch! That sounds like a fun way to see in the new year.......(?) I sign off with `Da mihi sis cerevisiam dilutam', which roughly translates...
Aidan, the point I was making is that although there is (without a doubt) a connectivity (as in `knee bone's connected to the thigh bone' etc)...
Lyon was quite prolific in relation to the issue of jetons some of which are miniature works of art. As to Hogmanay. I remained far too sober...
Thanks. I like it too. What significance does the date have to you?
Aidan. Quite a few of us here have also had the priviledge of studying history at school, college, and / or university and not particularly...
Where do you deduce that from? Do you have a source reference in relation to this particular medal?
Here's an `essai' of a silver jeton for the French Guild of Silk Manufacturers and Merchants. It's very 3 dimensional and therefore doesn't scan...
Verrry Saltzy GD! :-)
I think you did alright with that one :-) Ian
The half sovereign weighs in at 3.994 grams, so it is indeed slightly heavier than a genuine 1752 ducat coin anyway. Ah...the `scrappies'....
One way is to weigh it. The real McCoy weighs in at 3.4909 grams. Ever so slightly less if in a `worn' state. I suspect your one will weigh in...
It seems to be a medal honouring the alliance between the Austrian and German empires against the `enemy' in 1914 (World War I) Obverse shows...
I'm no expert on that particular coin type so I cannot say anything for definite, but I think it's just a minor variation. You have to bear in...
You might want to take a look at this: http://tinyurl.com/663e4 Obviously your one is not in near as nice condition, but it's the same coin...
Yes, and still have (both the copper and brass varieties). I don't have the gold ones though.
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