No wait, is it 1 Sho Tibet? http://www.yscoin.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=122_129
Try posting it in the ancients forum. Several folks over there are very knowledgeable about far eastern coins. I would say it looks Indian or...
Looks like some fun ahead! Gift, group lot, dug up in backyard? John
Commemoratives walk a fine line between being interesting and legitimately honoring some worthy person or event and just being melt value nick...
I know nothing about collecting medals. What do people look for/avoid/etc?
Ok duh! I guess I thought it commemorated a battle that took place in 1666...but was made later.
A really sweet set of coins. Love your Seljuqs. John
Really cool find! What year was this medal struck? I missed that info somehow. John
It is a very good copy. The guy who engraves these dies is very talented. Makes you wonder what he is not openly selling...
You have to break them in slowly... Next time I will get a real one. :-) Ok, maybe not.
It is not fatal: http://www.wikihow.com/Escape-the-Friend-Zone :-)
If that is a cast tetradrachm, then that pin is worth melt value. :vomit:
Surely there can't be 2 real Agathokles tetradrachms made into ugly, Victorian pins. They must be using cast copies. :bear:
I picked up this Antiquanova reproduction from eBay recently for $20. It is struck in tin and looks beautiful and convincing (kind of) in hand...
You rock Erin! Glad you made it back safely. John
If they filed the edges to make it fit, then I would not buy it for $500. If the hinge for the pin is soldered to the coin then it will be hard...
That is very creepy...
Another super interesting story. Knowing all the background must make that coin worth far more. John
Good story. The plastic credit card passes are way more convenient but have zero personality. John
Geez, if that second coin is only an MS-64 I would send it back and hold out for a 65. LOL. :-)
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