Unknown Coin With Potent Cross - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 4 / Views: 4,032
zupft New Member Switzerland 2 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 04:14 am Could anyone say, what this is? My mother found it within some gravel, she bought a few years ago. Location where it was found is Switzerland. Edited by zupft 07/22/2012 3:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 06:27 am Hello and welcome. It's not a coin - the coat of arms seems too crudely designed. I'm guessing it's a lead seal, used to officially seal up documents and parcels for transportation. The holes would have been places the string passed through. 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
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 07:34 am zupft: Welcome to the CCF! I agree with Sap. The texture of the surface with thin white encrustations in the devices is typical of lead. Heft it in the hand. Does it feel like a denser metal? How much does it weigh? I would guess that this item may be around 300 years old. Lead seals used to be used up to about 40 years ago, on electricity and gas meters, as a protection against tampering. Report this Post to the Staff
zupft New Member Switzerland 2 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 08:04 am Hello to everyone! Thank you for your replies! The diameter is 24 to 25mm and it weighs 4grams. Thickness 2mm. It seems to have been at one time coated with golden film. Edited by zupft 07/22/2012 3:56 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/22/2012 7:59 pm to the community I agree with the others that it's a seal. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 4 / Views: 4,032

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: General Numismatic Forums Forum: Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.2 seconds to rattle this change.