What is it?? Genuine something?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Harry Brown, Sep 18, 2017.

  1. Harry Brown

    Harry Brown Active Member

    In a coin box of random odds and ends, I found the attached item.

    One side has the forequarters of a bull, with what appears to be CEAAC, while the other side has an image of a person behind a horse. That image is also clearer on the piece. It's quite light, and very possibly some sort of reproduced piece.

    Any thoughts? I'm an old man, but a novice on ancients..
     

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  3. Ed Snible

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  4. Harry Brown

    Harry Brown Active Member

    Yes... now that rings a bell.. I didn't save the card, just peeled off the piece and stuck it in the box. Thanks for the reply.
     
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  6. lrbguy

    lrbguy Well-Known Member

    I'm resurrecting this thread because I just ran across a pic of part of the ad piece Reader's Digest had used for one run of their distribution of these, with the coins still mounted in place. I'm sure I still have this intact, but I have no idea where it is at the moment.
    gelacopy-ad.jpg

    As you can see the ad provided two coins, one flipped wrt the other. Both coins have obverse and a reverse designs on them.
    Here's a closeup in case someone wants to compare.
    gelacopy.jpg

    Just thought I'd put it out there in case inquiring minds want to know.
     
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  7. Cheri Coussan

    Cheri Coussan New Member

    I have one, too. Just found in a cup of things that I took after my grandmother passed away.
     
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  8. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    Please save these intact on the card. I suspect there are a million of these in collections and jars but the vast majority were pealed off the card within seconds of opening the ad. Few are intact. In the past few decades we must have been shown a hundred of these asking if they were genuine despite the clearly stamped 'copy'.
     
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  9. buckeye73

    buckeye73 Well-Known Member

    Congrats on first post Cheri! Welcome to CT.
     
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  10. capthank

    capthank Well-Known Member

    excellent first post.
     
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