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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;notanumist, post: 54766, member: 3308&quot;]My husband found this 1839 silver 5 lire coin in our flower bed -- how it got to Smalltown NH is beyond us. But we cannot find it listed anywhere on the web and wonder if it&#039;s a fake of some kind. It perfectly matches several other specimens (1835 and 1842); features &quot;Carlo Alberto D G Rex&quot; on the obverse, and the shield, wreath, and crown on reverse. The mintmark features a P and anchor, which I&#039;ve also had trouble identifying, but might be Genoa. The year though is the sticking point; and I should mention, someone has driven two thin silver brackets through the face of the coin. We thought it might have been a commemorative coin or a medal because of these brackets. The attached jpg comes from <a href="http://www.numismatica.it" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.numismatica.it" rel="nofollow">www.numismatica.it</a> and is fairly identical to our mysterious find. I doubt it will put our kids through college, but we&#039;re interested in figuring out its legitimacy/worth...</p><p><br /></p><p>Cheers!</p><p>Cam[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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