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Old British Coin With Cross Design - Silver Or Reproduction? ID Needed

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 Posted 08/11/2016  12:50 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add NewNu to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hello, I am new to the forum. This is my first post.

I stopped by the Salvation Army and purchased a bag of foreign currency for $5.50 USD because it contained 9 Pounds, 5 Canadian Dollars, and 2 Euros, so I can exchange the coins for more than I purchased. Not a very big score. The last time I did this at a different Salvation Army, I got $70 USD in exchange money for $18 purchase. Also included was a 1799 Farthing in bad shape, but still identifiable and worth $40.

This time I was going to pass until there was something else in the bag that caught my eye. I'm a beginner at finding coins, so not sure if this is a reproduction or what denomination or year it is from? Bummer is that someone drilled two small holes in it, probably to wear around their neck on a necklace.

Any help with identification would be greatly appreciated, and thanks for reading.

Cheers!



Old-British-Coin-With-Cross-Design---Silver-Or-Reproduction?-ID-Needed

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 Posted 08/11/2016  03:25 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gooner to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Not British,& probably a fantasy piece,one of many that may have made up a bracelet,I'm no expert btw
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 Posted 08/11/2016  05:41 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bart to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Indeed a fantasy piece, inspired by a Spanish gold escudo. They simplified the Spanish shield to the Portuguese heart shield.
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 Posted 08/11/2016  11:04 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add NewNu to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Okay, no surprises here. I didn't have my hopes up too high, and it's always good to learn a thing or two. Thanks for your replies and information.
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The design is definitely derived from Portuguese coins. See https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/...a5b6011165bc for a specific example. This piece looks more like jewelry to me rather than fantasy coinage. I'm guessing it's silver, which would be very unusual for a fantasy coin.
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