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New Member
United States
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Hi there, Wondered if anyone could help me with a commemorative gold coin from the UK. I have been told its 9kt and as far as I can determine Queen Elizabeth I is depicted on the obverse. Anyone familiar with this item? Thank you in advance, 50states   |
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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There are a few scamming companies who produce this tat.
This is an awful strike.
Probably gold plated.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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50States,  I do not know about this coin, Peter1234, has provided some information.  As a new person here, let's see what more information the CCF members come up with to help you out. Edited by bpoc1
07/15/2014 3:37 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I know nothing about this, so ill take a shot ij the dark. could it be maundy money?
Feel free to call me Will.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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Definitely not Maundy Money - that consists of four distinctive silver coins with denominations of 1, 2, 3 and 4 pence, always with the reigning monarch's portrait.
This looks like a fantasy piece of some kind, perhaps one of a set of medals issued in 1980 with portraits of different English monarchs. I can imagine the Franklin Mint producing this sort of thing.
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New Member
 United States
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Well, I have searched the net using so many different search terms and come up with nothing. Not a darn thing. With some luck a coin community member will know what I have.
And my sincere thanks for the welcome to the site~ ~!
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Moderator
 Australia
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As others have said, it is not an official coin. It is a fantasy/replica, imitating a gold pound of Elizabeth I. The original coins look like this example; of course, the original coins do not bear a date. There are several noteworthy differences in design: the mis-spelling of "PROTEGE" as "PPOTEGE" and on the other side FRA ET HIB has become EPA EF HIB, perhaps because the coin they chose to copy from was damaged in those areas. But the most obvious difference is the three fleur-de-lys in the top left quadrant of the coat of arms has been replaced with four birds. I suppose such blatant "mistakes" help them avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. 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
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New Member
United States
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Hi Sap, I figured it was some type of commemorative piece - not an official coin. But I thought for certain I would be able to find the series ( on the assumption more than this variety was made ) on the net. Will need to have the gold tested though. Weight is 3 grams exactly.
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
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I've seen a photo of a set of 14 gold replicas of British coins issued by the London Mint Office (nothing to do with The Royal Mint)- it was in The Phoenix, Coincraft's price list. The pictures were too small to see the details of the coins. Perhaps this came from one of these sets? |
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New Member
United States
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Rob, I think you are onto something there. Just checled out Phoenix web site and they have something very similar.
Will get the content tested though.
thank you!
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