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Of course! Please continue  |
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OK, hopefully this one shouldn't cause too much angst. Disclaimer: it's not an entire coin; there's a ring of text all around the outside, which includes the date and the rather lengthy full name of the country.  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
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Need hints?  It's from the 1800's. 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
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Poland
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I thought so! Hints suggestions  - what's the composition? I assume it would be silver? - what's the face value? is that a 1/4, or was this part edited? - is it a British Empire related coin? |
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Australia
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- Well, it's silvery-looking, and most coins from the 1800's that looked silvery actually were silver. - I haven't edited the scan at all, apart from cropping out the outer ring. The denomination is indeed "1/4". - There's more than enough information in the picture to answer that.  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
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Sap- wow, this one is making my head hurt. I look forward to seeing where this coin is from.
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Poland
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It's been 4 days..  |
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I keep thinking I will get lucky and find it, but I am still stumped. |
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Australia
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More clues are in order, then...
When I said it's from the 1800's, I meant literally the 1800s. First decade of the 19th century.
While coins from this country are listed on World Coin Gallery, this particular denomination is not.
It's pictured in Krause, where it has the designation KM# 4. My Krause has listed it under the name that appears on the coin, but on NumisMaster it's listed under the name the country is known by today.
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
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Is it from Guyana?
1809?
1/4 guilder?
WheatieFan
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Australia
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Yes! we have a winner. The actual name of the issuing country is "Essequibo & Demeraray", but "Guyana" is close enough.  Your turn, wheatiefan. 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
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United States
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Sap, I had to search the internet for "British 1/4 coin 1801," "British 1/4 coin 1802," ... until I found that one. I'll try this one. I believe everything needed to ID it is in the pictures. US dime included for scale. I'm choosing this one because it was difficult for me to ID when I obtained it in a lot of junk coins.   WheatieFan |
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Maybe some hints? |
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Poland
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I bet it's a 1995+ coin, and most probably 2000+. Am I correct?
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United States
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OK, some hints. #1:   #2: There are at least two countries that use this denomination of coin, but the designs aren't identical. #3: 2008 was the first year of this design. I had a hard time IDing it because the World Coin Gallery did not have a picture. They do now. #4: The entire shaded portion on the obverse is not shown because it is unique to the country. Does that help anyone? wheatiefan |
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