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Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 3:20 pm Hi, I have been struggling with identification of this coin and am hoping that someone might be able to help. Thanks!! Report this Post to the Staff

january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5181 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 4:22 pm The obverse looks like it's supposed to be for Empress Ann of Russia, but I very much doubt she actually issued anything like that. The reverse looks a bit Masonic, and makes me think of the HRE. It is certainly way too old (and weird) to be a modern fantasy. Realistically? With nothing remotely resembling a date or a denomination? Almost certainly some kind of a jeton (probably German, like most of these are). Report this Post to the Staff
Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 4:33 pm Hi, thanks for the reply. I found this in a huge cache of German States coins! Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 4:48 pm I believe it's a Nuremberg jetton made by Iohann Adam Vogel. About 1750? Edited by Tom Goodheart 12/15/2013 4:54 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 5:27 pm I am GUESSING a contemporary fantasy or later, and probably intended for use as a gambling counter or a jeton. At least, that is what the style and fabric of this piece suggests to ME. Report this Post to the Staff
Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 5:52 pm The Adam Vogel thing helps, I'd never heard of those. Check this out, I found something very similar. http://www.ebay.com/itm/VERY-RARE-A...300815277297 Report this Post to the Staff
Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 5:56 pm Was it common for the makers of old German jetons to put their names on them? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 6:39 pm Quite common. Who gets the win, Mr Goodheart? Report this Post to the Staff
Rmassey210 Valued Member United States 160 Posts	Posted 12/15/2013 6:50 pm I think so! Report this Post to the Staff
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