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New Member
 Malaysia
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nice to see the answer from you swamperbob :)
So, this coin is the real thing but it is being created and used for trade in other country as at that time in Malaya (before the independence of Malaysia) the residence here couldn't read their language. Am I right?
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Czech Republic
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It seems to be electroplated not silver ot tin washed so that would require it to be a post Civil War era coin, since electroplating did not exist in 1849.
It amazes me that after all these months - I still learn things I never knew from almost every single one of your posts. You rock, Bob! Edited by TwoKopeiki
05/12/2007 10:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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chicaman You ask: So, this coin is the real thing but it is being created and used for trade in other country as at that time in Malaya (before the independence of Malaysia) the residence here couldn't read their language. Am I right?Sort of. The coin is in my opinion a Circulating Contemporary Counterfeit from the 1870 to 1890 time period. It was made for use not in France but in an overseas area like Malaya. It was quite common to see trade coins being duplicated and used to defraud local merchants. It is a Counterfeit - not "the real thing", however, I would definitely classify it as a collectable and if it appeared on ebay I would definitely bid on it.
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Malaysia
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Yeah, It is not "the real thing" but it is really a historical coin that exist in the past and being used for trade. Unlike those contemporary counterfeit coin that appear on ebay which copy 99.9% of the real Coin to cheat on other people. How much does this coin worth in your opinion? |
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United States
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WOW, I am Glad you guys were able to help !!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
5362 Posts |
chicaman Personally, I would place a $20-25 value on the coin. Even if it ends up being a Modern copy (which I doubt) I would pay that much just to examine it to confirm my opinion about what it is.
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New Member
Malaysia
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Nice, I'll keep this coin up, u guys/girls can save up the image of the picture I posted and if anyone of u have any information about this coin, u can feel free to email me the information of the coin. I'm looking foward to have more and solid information. btw, my email is kenwee1988  gmail[dot]com |
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New Member
Malaysia
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I measured the coin with a ruler, the diameter is 2.7CM more info, if I flip my coin from left to right,  what I get is an inverted of this  |
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Posted 05/12/2007 10:24 pm
