I love...Big Copper

it was my mouse pad. now I have a cute kitty mouse mad.

 

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This old copper is pretty chunky at 36 mm, 14.34 g. 1753 Brazil 20 Reis, counterstruck 40 Reis 1809. Mintage 403,000.Lisboa, Portugal mint.

 

Heres one i got today. Didnt know it was so big.
Japan 1835-1870 100 mon

 

Here is the largest piece ever circulated in the British Isles, from the city of Birmingham:



Whilst the 1797 tuppence weighed in at 2 oz, this one is 2.5 ounces and is a magnificent example of Matthew Boulton's steam powered coin presses. And as much as a mini dish as it is, Boulton experimented with striking sixpence tokens in bronze that would have weighed five ounces. The latter are just patterns and were not circulated.

 

Here is a Dutch award medal from ca. 1896 with the young portrait of Queen Wilhelmina, this one is approx. 77mm in diameter:

 

scottishmoney, you do the thread proud!

 

Thanks for the info. The typical large Ptolemaic bronzes are around 40 g so a 65 g specimen is unusual. Interesting that it's id'd as an octobol. I bought one years ago from Tom Cederlind and paid way too much for it but it was 98.1 g. I do love the piece tho. I guess it's a duodecimbol?

 

I have an AE 47 from the 3rd Ptolemy, for a long time it was my largest coin - now it pales to others I own - some of which haven't been posted yet.

 

I used to own a few of those very thick edged Portugal bronze hunks from the early 1800's (40 Reis). In a way I regret selling them a few years back but at least I made profits. They are heavier than any silver coins I've owned.

I lost my pictures of these coins but this is the 40 Reis I'm talking about.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22137.html

 

There's a trend for pieces made by Ptolemy II to be mis-attributed to Ptolemy III. This nearly happened with my coin. I wish I could remember the characteristics but they're pretty close.

 

They're very impressive and not terribly expensive in full unc. They are difficult to find thus but few outside of Brazil care. I have a couple [circ] ones w/ the Sao Paulo mint mark too but not photo'd. This is a common Rio, 1828 uncirculated I bought down there. You can snipe smaller coppers in the 1750's in unc down there but I believe they were crudely made. Thus they don't look like gem US large cents even in the best of grades.

 

There was an 1832-R 80 Reis from Brazil (in XF+ condition, details poured out!) I paid only $40 dollars for in 2012, I don't have it anymore. In that condition probably is now worth around $100. I'm sure my coin wasn't cleaned. It was a well preserved piece. Should have kept it. That reminds me, I also owned a good detailed 960 Reis Silver (overstriked on a Mexico 8 Reals) dated 1824. The coin I had then I believe tripled in value since I got that one. On ebay I could have fetched $150+ for my 960 Reis...

 

KM#512 Peso, Cuba, 1988, looks like MS-69-70 to me. 39mm solid copper. I got it for my "coins with insects" coin collection about 5 years ago. a low mintage-2,500

 

This one I guess you could call a lottery coin. You submit your name
to the Royal Australian Mint and they pull so many names out of the
hat and you get to hand over $100 to buy it. Mintage was only 5000.
Diameter is 57.00mm. Weight is 85.25g. Antique copper finish.
denomination is $10.

 

Well I'm leaving for the annual Brazilian coin society meeting & auction in a few weeks. If you email me I can pick up some bronze. Now I'm looking for stuff in the 1600's but if you want 1800 -1830's stuff, there'll be a ton of it there. Also I don't think Brazilian customs will worry about copper 40 or 80 reis coins.

 

This is the biggest "coin-like" thing I have - bronze plaque after one by Edward Wyon from the mid 19th century. Approx 175mm 7 Inches in diameter. Apologies for the picture quality - it is as you can see in a frame and I only have my mobile. (And before anyone tries to disappoint me, I know it is a modern reproduction - but nicely done and full weight.)

(Pen for scale!)

 

Wiveliscombe 3 pence issued by clothier J. Featherstone, 45mm, 57.9gms.

 

Even though my photos don't show it, all of the high points of this copper medal are an iridescent blue.



Chris