I have a couple of these coins and the design on this one reminded me of them. No fancy detective work or anything like that. =)
It's a crude imitation of a Mexican cuartillo, or 1/4 real, which were made from the 1840's to 1860's. Here is one:...
Would that be considered an off-metal strike?
Soviet dime?? Do tell. =)
Thanks for the replies guys. I just think it's just sad that this can have reprocussions for errors from other countries, because it brings in...
Seems to be just this year. I compared to a couple MS examples from Heritage archives and they also had weak striking around and above the ear,...
Wow nice example Doug, that one is a relatively strong strike for this type. Surprised it was only a 55. Possibly be due to slight wear on where...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2006-INDIA-2-RUPEES-STRUCK-FEEDER-FINGERS-ERROR-struck-on-both-sides-fingers-/370645393224?pt=US_World_Coins&hash=item564c2...
Lima coin looks to be Au or possibly MS, gets a little tricky with the weakly struck areas, but does not appear to have wear. German coin looks a...
It's an adornment modeled after a coin, but not actually any kind of coin in itself.
Very nice piece. I always wonder if a good portion of such errors are made and/or taken out by mint employees.
I'm sure they would be interesting to error collectors, but none of these would be worth more than a few dollars each. They are relatively common...
Sometimes coins are only unique because people are afraid to make theirs public due to feds seizing them. The 1974 aluminum cent is a perfect example.
All good ideas, unfortunately bureaucracy doesn't usually follow common sense.
The problem is that some people have no idea $2 bills and half dollar coins exist. What a shame =(
Seller and item removed, hopefully no one paid for the items yet.
Thanks a lot for uploading them dude, the firewall at my job prevents me from downloading pictures or pretty much anything else.
It's definitely a modern replica, silver wash over base metal. I have come across several of them in various sizes.
This seller has location listed in US, but look at feedback, it's fake feedback from Chinese members with 0 score. These specific coins are listed...
Could possibly have been used to create a mold for casting copies, though the mold would have pretty weak details.
Separate names with a comma.
