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1745 Britannia Coin/Medal?

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 Posted 02/18/2012  10:28 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add freeman to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
What type of coin is this? Is it worth anything? It belongs to my nephew and I have done a little bit of research on it, but there doesn't seem to be much info available about it. The coin weighs 8.3g, the size of a half dollar and has the initials of WRL hand stamped into the base of the profile. Any info would be greatly appreciated and thank you in advance.

Freeman

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 Posted 02/18/2012  12:57 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bryan1315 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
is there any way to get a little more light on the coin so we can see the details a little better. Its really hard to see the coin in the photos to make out what it actually is. I am no classic Britannia collector but do have a small collection of modern ones, there are people here that do know the classics though. I am sure they would need a little better pictures to properly identify what you have
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A good picture would help a lot, no doubt, but I already see enough to conclude that it is not a coin.

1745 would be the reign of George II, and the portrait is not what it's supposed to be (starting with facing in the wrong direction). The legend, even though I cannot read it, looks totally off. The Britannia on the reverse looks off as well (is she standing?).

Finally the weight. KG2 halfpennies were about 10 g. (+ or - 0.3 g.), farthings 4.5 - 5.3 grams. This piece is in between.
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 Posted 02/19/2012  09:48 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add freeman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I will work on some better pics. Yes she is standing, there is a ship in the background.

Thanks, Freeman
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"WRL" is the mark of Westair Reproductions Limited, a British manufacturer of replica coins and medals for sale to tourists. This particular piece is a replica of a medal, issued in the name of Prince Charles the Young Pretender (CAROLUS WALLIAE PRINCEPS), Stuart claimant to the British throne, designed in anticipation of a triumphant return to Britain which never eventuated; a few were struck some years later and sold to sympathizers in Britain and Europe. Genuine medals of this type typically sell for a couple hundred pounds. This example sold for US$150, well under the $300 estimate.

The WRL replicas, unfortunately, only sell for a few dollars.
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 Posted 02/20/2012  07:43 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add freeman to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Sap, that's some good info. My nephew is 12yr old and said he paid US$10 for the coin, a pocket knife and something else, so it sounds like he got a good knife out of the deal.

Thanks again, Freeman
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