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ErktheJerk New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 5:43 pm Hi I'm Eric, from the U.S. in Texas, while moving some dirt around to make way for my new driveway I found a copper coin with a foreign language and symbols on it, cant find anything on the net about it and really wouldn't know where to begin. Can anyone tell me what it is and where its from? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 6:25 pm to the Community! I moved your welcome post to the 'Identification' forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 6:29 pm Hi and welcome. I sent a note to the the moderators to move your request to the identification forum. Someone will be able to steer you in the right direction. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 7:08 pm , I think you might have a variety of something called a False Shekel. This link will explain more: https://goccf.com/t/128865 It's known that some Masonic orders use these tokens ritually and I'm thinking yours might be of Shriner origin. Report this Post to the Staff
ErktheJerk New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 10:02 pm thank you for pointing me in the right direction. Very much appreciated. But this is for sure a false shekel? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16831 Posts	Posted 10/08/2012 10:39 pm It isn't strictly a typical "false shekel", since it doesn't have the cup/incense burner or pomegranates/budding rod. But is is, nevertheless, a bronze replica of an ancient Jewish silver coin, a sela (counterstamped tetradrachm) of the Second Revolt period. It's not the first time one of these has been posted here on the forum; others can be found in this old thread and this older thread. Genuine examples are much cruder and look more like this one on Wildwinds. 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
ErktheJerk New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/09/2012 09:21 am wow those look to be identical. any idea on how old this coin is? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2880 Posts	Posted 10/09/2012 2:29 pm The one you posted? Probably under 20 years or so. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
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