Need Help Identifying Coin | Replica Widows Mite

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Dirtbiker348 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/29/2013 11:32 am Hey guys! I'm new here and plan on learning a lot from this forum, seems like a very useful source. Recently, while looking through the "Take a penny" container at my job, I found what seems to be an ancient Egyptian coin, possibly Babylonian. I brought it to a coin dealer and he said he wasn't sure what it was, but assumed it was Egyptian. So I searched "ancient Egyptian coins" and did find a couple with the same symbol that is on my coin, but I haven't found the exact one that I have. Does anyone have any knowledge about this coin, and possibly the value? The man at the coin shop referred me to a coin convention on the 3rd Sunday of February, which I plan on going to, but this anticipation is killing me! Thanks! Here it is: Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 01/29/2013 2:02 pm This is probably a repro coin known as a Widows Mite. The search box on the top left hand side of this page will tell you more. Report this Post to the Staff
inventor719 Valued Member Canada 189 Posts	Posted 01/29/2013 3:59 pm I agree that it looks like a fake or reproduction coin due to the overall appearance of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16869 Posts	Posted 01/29/2013 5:20 pm Yes, sorry to be the bearers of bad news, but it's a modern machine-struck replica of an ancient Judaean coin known as a "widow's mite". They've cropped up here on the forum several times, such as in this thread, which has a link to a religious supplies website where you can buy them for $1.50 each. 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
Dirtbiker348 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/30/2013 12:13 am Ok thanks guys it was worth the thrill Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/30/2013 08:42 am That's the spirit! Report this Post to the Staff
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