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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DrShemp, post: 1902777, member: 70197&quot;]Hi guys, </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve just bought two new coins, the first really caught my eye because it looked so strange, but I&#039;ve been having trouble finding out more about it. From what I&#039;ve been able to find out (by using Google translate and some Google searches) is that it&#039;s commemorating 25 years of service for a Polish company called &#039;Kieleckiego Przedsiebiorstwa Budownictwa Miejskiego&#039; or KPBM (their logo is the gear, pyramid and lightning bolt on the coin) but I can&#039;t find a company website or anymore information about the company, other than it seemed to be an urban construction company with some hints showing that it&#039;s now defunct. It&#039;s quite big - it&#039;s 7.7 centimetres wide and about 5 millimetres thick and made of aluminium with a flat edge. </p><p><br /></p><p>I did find a picture of a similar medallion here: <a href="http://medal.com.pl/2013/05/23/25-lat-w-sluzbie-ziemi-kieleckiej-medal-etui/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://medal.com.pl/2013/05/23/25-lat-w-sluzbie-ziemi-kieleckiej-medal-etui/" rel="nofollow">http://medal.com.pl/2013/05/23/25-lat-w-sluzbie-ziemi-kieleckiej-medal-etui/</a> although mine lacks the date on that one, and the leather-style holster. I also found what looks like another similar medallion here on an old auction listing: <a href="http://archiwumallegro.pl/25_lat_w_sluzbie_ziemi_kieleckiej-1050186107.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://archiwumallegro.pl/25_lat_w_sluzbie_ziemi_kieleckiej-1050186107.html" rel="nofollow">http://archiwumallegro.pl/25_lat_w_sluzbie_ziemi_kieleckiej-1050186107.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a scan of both sides: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/534ab11e9e7c8.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/534ab11e9e7c8.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/534ab11e9e7c8.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>I know that it&#039;s probably not worth anything, but it&#039;d be great to find out some more about this strange coin if anyone could help out! </p><p><br /></p><p>The next is a very, very worn 1874 one penny, but what caught my eye was the engraving on it. Here&#039;s a scan of both sides: </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/534ab2666b8dc.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/534ab2666b8dc.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://static-numista.com/forum/images/miniatures/534ab2666b8dc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Again, I know that it&#039;s probably not worth much, but does it have any particular value, other than just a curiosity? This has also been the second engraved coin I&#039;ve came across (I have a Ulster Volunteer Force stamped two-shilling coin), the oldest and what looks like the most professionally engraved too. I&#039;ve heard of American hobo quarters, but is this style of engraving on coins from his era at all common? Also, does the date of &#039;Easter 1905&#039; have any special meaning? I do have the feeling that it might have been an apprentice engravers practise piece though! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you very much for your time![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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