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Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 10/15/2011 3:18 pm I don't have it in hand or I wouldn't have to ask since I know what a quarter of an ounce of 22k gold feels like, but ... what are the chances that this is a legitimate coin and not a brass token? The guy I bought it from is selling off his Dad's collection, which is in 3 ring binders full of pages like this one. I don't think he's a student of numismatics ... because if he was, I think he'd do a much better job of representing what he's selling rather than just lumping it all into lots. I could be wrong ... It's keeping good compeny to be an actual coin. I paid 80 bucks for what's displayed here. Chance Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 09:23 am It certainly looks "gold-like", especially compared to the dull bronze surrounding it. It also seems quite thick, judging by the distortion we're seeing in the 2x2 film around it - the imitation guinea card counters were usually much thinner. So on the face of it, I'd conclude it's certainly possible that it's a genuine guinea. 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
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 10:25 pm I hadn't considered the thickness ... good eye. I think I may have the real answer tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be smiling. The Conders are neat, but not worth much in their lesser conditions. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/16/2011 10:41 pm Chancellor could you post pics of all of them separately ,they seem very nice, especially the guinea. Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 03:56 am I will do that when they arrive. They will either be her a little later today, or tomorrow. These came out of the Philadelphia area via ebay. The pictures are the ones provided the prospective buyer ... and they're pretty bad. Chance Report this Post to the Staff
Chancellor Sutler Pillar of the Community United States 1372 Posts	Posted 10/17/2011 11:22 am They arrived this morning, and the guinea ... is a brass token and quite thin. It weighed 2 tenths of an ounce in the 2x2 ... but I like the coppers. I photographed them and published a folder with the 14 images within. Here's a link... http://imgur.com/a/w2q8m Chance Edited by Chancellor Sutler 10/17/2011 11:23 am Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 10/19/2011 9:25 pm Sorry about that... the promissory halfpenny is really nice though Report this Post to the Staff
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