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False Shekel (Silver) From Czechoslovakia

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Hello everybody I am very glad to have been able to find this wonderful forum of coin lovers. I would like to ask the experts here if you know the origin of this Shekel and its possible date of manufacture.

A little history about this shekel, its origin is Czechoslovakia and it has been passed down from generation to the next. Its structure is silver and was used as a medallion.

I would like to find out how much this Shekel is worth in today's standards.







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 Posted 08/15/2014  10:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Sap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hello and welcome.

These "false shekels" are a very narrow field of numismatics; they aren't "real coins", so very few people know about them and even fewer seriously collect them. All I know about them comes from reading this American Israel Numismatic Association article.

All I can say for sure about your piece is that it is not one of the very old types; this design, with the cup given "Greek" style handles, is late 1800s at the earliest.

Get a jeweller to do a specific gravity test on it for you; that should tell whether it is solid silver or just silver-plated.
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I had it checked for the silver authenticity and it is pure silver. So in your opinion the estimate origin of this specific shekel is the early 1800s?
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