Posted 02/16/2014 5:24 pm
Correct. It is from a class of "unofficial" (that is, privately-made) lightweight cash coins known as "floaters"; so called because they're so light and thin, they'll float on water. Here's one of several examples on zeno.ru.
Exactly when these coins date from is still up for debate; some cataloguers believe they date from mediaeval times, others as late as the 19th century. It's even possible they were made in both and at several occasions in between, with no clear way to tell the difference for a specific coin.
Exactly when these coins date from is still up for debate; some cataloguers believe they date from mediaeval times, others as late as the 19th century. It's even possible they were made in both and at several occasions in between, with no clear way to tell the difference for a specific coin.
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