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Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 02:12 am Hi everyone. I recently dug this old coin up. I'm thinking it could be gold as besides the 1223 date there are numerals of 7810 which I wonder if they stand for .7810 purity. Anyhow, I've been fooled before so not getting my hopes up but I'd really like to find out if anyone can help! Weight is approx. 0.5g, diameter around 16.7mm and it's paper thin. Thanks, Rob Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 02:31 am Definitely gold I believe the denomination is Kurush based on past experience and it's from Iran...? Not sure. I'll leave it to the experts. Very nice find btw Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 02:34 am It says 1223, year 78. No such year, and this is not a gold coin, sorry. What you have is a novelty replica, often used as ornamentation. Report this Post to the Staff
Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 02:40 am Lol maybe I should have broken out my glasses, it looked like 7810 but under this magnification I see it's a 78 with a little curve and a dot after it!! Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 04:11 am AN honest mistake. These are stylized to look like a Turkish 1/2 cedid coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16876 Posts	Posted 11/13/2013 05:07 am Yep, it's a jewellery replica. Do a Forum search for "Year 78" and you will find several similar replicas with a similarly fictitious date. And no, it's not actually made of gold. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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