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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I recently found this whilst sorting out some things that belonged to the Mother-in-Law. I cringed at first, seeing all those holes in coins, but on closer inspection I saw that I didn't have any of these coins in my collection. Most I can identify, but I few I can't. Can anyone help please.    Top row. 1. 1841 Queen Victoria, East India Company, Two Annas 2. 1942 Island 25 Aurar (more info required please) 3. 1875 Seated Liberty dime4. maybe 1849 J Germany 50 Pfennig 5. probably a token, not a coin. Both sides the same except for the number 1 on one side. 6. Sane as 2 7. 1951 Norwegian 10 Ore Bottom row. 1. 1951 Norwegian 10 Ore 2. Same as 1 3. Unknown 4. 1949 Germany 5 Pfennig 5. 1949 Poland 5 Groszy 6. 1936 Mercury dime7. 1841 Queen Victoria, East India Company, Two Annas 8. Same as 7 Any info greatly appreciated Steve  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day,
"Island" is the country that we call Iceland.
Germany - the coin you query as 1849 is probably 1949. There was no Germany in 1849: the smaller states federated about 1870.
B3 unknown - seems to have a Star of David at the centre. I know Israel uses that device, but perhaps other countries use it too.
Peter in Oz
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 United States
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B3:
Morocco y# 9.2
.8350 Silver .0391 oz ASW
AH1391
F-$8.00
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Pillar of the Community
Germany
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The two German ones were issued in/for the Western occupation zones, after the 1948 currency reform but before the Federal Republic was founded. The "1849" was just a typo, I guess. Seems that the color of the 5 Pfennig coin was altered in order to blend in; an actual piece would have a yellowish brass color.
Christian
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2703 Posts |
IMHO, it is an interesting bracelet and would make a nice gift for a young girl collector. The coins are not worth much and already holed, so there is nothing to be gained by taking it apart.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Am I seeing things or were the coin dipped in something?  There are "pores" that look a lot like casting pores but with low value coins I would suspect a dip in something. |
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United States
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Looks like it could have been dipped. Kinda like that As Seen on TV things where it turns the color straight silver
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Pillar of the Community
 Australia
9399 Posts |
I suspected that they may not be real, your comments have confirmed it for me. So I have just tried bending a coin with my hands and it bent real easy. Looks like they are just plated alloys. Thanks Steve |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If they bend they are very unlikely real. I bet they are pot metal cast jewelry coins. Injection molded copies can be made for under 1 cent each using rubber molds but I really figured most of the drilled things would be real coins at least.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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"There was no Germany in 1849"
Excuse my ignorance, I need a history/geography lesson. What was that "terrority" known as in 1849 if not Germany?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It was a bunch of City States - they didn't band together until much later in 1871.
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Australia
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Ah, not real, good... the 1949 5 and especially the 50 Pfennig was me out, holed and messed up like that! ;)
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