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<p>[QUOTE="wacky1980, post: 1258325, member: 32383"]i found this old coin in a junk drawer today. its diameter is slightly larger than a penny, but not quite as thick. it appears to be made of copper. problem is, it's so severly worn that it's about impossible to discern most of the features on it. plus, it's been damaged at some point by another object, which has warped it pretty badly. the picture is below.</p><p>[ATTACH]135938.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>sorry for the lack of a super-detailed pic. i'm working on getting a new camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>as you can see, it's pretty much worn flat. there's what appears to be an eye in the center. towards the bottom left, i can make out the first 3 or 4 letters of the word, which appear to be either "play" or "plat" but the rest have been worn away. there are also letters in the band around the top, but are too difficult to make out. separating the top and bottom words, there are three leaves(?). the other side of the coin is about impossible to discern at all.</p><p><br /></p><p>i'm not sure if this is the forum for this piece, but i don't believe it to be american. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="wacky1980, post: 1258325, member: 32383"]i found this old coin in a junk drawer today. its diameter is slightly larger than a penny, but not quite as thick. it appears to be made of copper. problem is, it's so severly worn that it's about impossible to discern most of the features on it. plus, it's been damaged at some point by another object, which has warped it pretty badly. the picture is below. [ATTACH]135938.vB[/ATTACH] sorry for the lack of a super-detailed pic. i'm working on getting a new camera. as you can see, it's pretty much worn flat. there's what appears to be an eye in the center. towards the bottom left, i can make out the first 3 or 4 letters of the word, which appear to be either "play" or "plat" but the rest have been worn away. there are also letters in the band around the top, but are too difficult to make out. separating the top and bottom words, there are three leaves(?). the other side of the coin is about impossible to discern at all. i'm not sure if this is the forum for this piece, but i don't believe it to be american. any ideas would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]
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