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Message:: [QUOTE="JBWatern, post: 1723151, member: 53723"]I have an IDENTICAL coin to the one you have posted. I purchaseda coin lot and it was among the foreign coins. It intrigued me for the fact itwas double faced. I looked the coin up in the "Standard Catalog of WorldCoins" which not only lists every coin made but also gives an exact size,composition and mintage. The coin is identical in size and markings to a 1936RItalian 50 Lire coin BUT the composition is clearly not gold as the Lire are.No other coins match the size, composition or markings. When I examined the coin under magnification I noticed itwas joined together on the worn, reeded edge and even had signs of residual solder.As with the other posts I can assume it was not a minted coin because of thepitting and roughness of the low areas and the lettering is "rough"with fragments of the material it was made of that appears to have ran when thecoin was cast. It also appears the coin was not pressed as a planchet butappears to be cast in a dye. It also has a distinctive sound when dropped thatdoes not match any coin material. I can assume that this coin is a novelty coin, but I am neithera numismatistnor a professional coin grader this coin does have intrigue and a conversationpiece worthy of my collection. If anyone has more info on our coins it would benice to hear what you have to add. Thank you![/QUOTE]