False Shekel (Silver) From Czechoslovakia

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shekelcoin New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 08/15/2014 4:30 pm Hello everybody I am very glad to have been able to find this wonderful forum of coin lovers. I would like to ask the experts here if you know the origin of this Shekel and its possible date of manufacture. A little history about this shekel, its origin is Czechoslovakia and it has been passed down from generation to the next. Its structure is silver and was used as a medallion. I would like to find out how much this Shekel is worth in today's standards. Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16864 Posts	Posted 08/15/2014 10:14 pm Hello and welcome. These "false shekels" are a very narrow field of numismatics; they aren't "real coins", so very few people know about them and even fewer seriously collect them. All I know about them comes from reading this American Israel Numismatic Association article. All I can say for sure about your piece is that it is not one of the very old types; this design, with the cup given "Greek" style handles, is late 1800s at the earliest. Get a jeweller to do a specific gravity test on it for you; that should tell whether it is solid silver or just silver-plated. 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
shekelcoin New Member Canada 2 Posts	Posted 08/15/2014 10:26 pm I had it checked for the silver authenticity and it is pure silver. So in your opinion the estimate origin of this specific shekel is the early 1800s? Report this Post to the Staff
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