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New Member
United Kingdom
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Hello All A friend had this strange coin lying around, apparently from their parents' antique shop years ago (so some age to it) but I don't know what to make of it and can't find anything similar by googling - is it a novelty item?   Thanks, Juan |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Hmm... some sort of replica or really lame counterfeit? I don't know where the NUIETD SATASE OF AEMRICA is  Oh, and  ! |
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New Member
 United Kingdom
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Well, exactly, so ... something from a fairground, or what? The errors are so obvious that they have to be deliberate.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Seems to be the work of a craftsman who wanted to see how well he could copy the quarter eagle gold piece then in circulation, but was afraid he might end up in jail if he did it exactly, so he mixed up the letters!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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In eighteenth-century Britain, there were many counterfeit copper coins going around with the lettering changed. They are called "evasion" coins, in the belief that the counterfeiters may have thought they could "evade" prosecution because their fakes weren't exact copies of official coins. This is an American coin of a century later, and I don't think the maker was trying to pass it off as real. Especially after adding the jewelry mount!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Cool! Very interesting! Definitely something to keep!
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Moderator
 United States
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I wonder if it's an Asian counterfeit, intended for circulation where it's assumed there are no English speakers? For that matter, where the counterfeiter didn't speak English either?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Do you agree
- it's not an evasion coin (wrong place and time)
- it's not a counterfeit, at least not intended to deceive (the errors are too obvious)
Which still leaves me wondering what it's all about. Maybe as suggested a craftsman doing it for fun?
I suppose we won't know if it's gold without taking it to a jeweler.
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Moderator
United States
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I believe I can agree with you on that. Most likely a deliberate effort on some jeweler's part to create a piece which couldn't be considered a counterfeit. Fascinating all the same. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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At least they didn't misspell "OF". Was that on the end of a pull chain for a lamp or something?
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Valued Member
United States
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I would suppose it was made to be a part of the decoration which it is still attached to so that it could note be confused with a real coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd have to agree. It was made with no numismatic purpose.
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Posted 06/01/2013 10:38 am
