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Valued Member
Australia
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This blank coin came with a lot of world coins. It is the same size as a quarter and blank on both sides. Is it possible to tell if this is a blank quarter before coating? Is it worth anything?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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if had to guess, no
is the edge reeded?
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Valued Member
 Australia
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are you sure it's blank? I see an outline of a rim and something in the center of it. Maybe it's a really worn down foreign coin? I've seen blank quarters before, but they've never had a copper color to them. So, it' probably a worn down foreign coin or a blank foreign coin.
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Moderator
 United States
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I'd have to go with blank Foreign coin as well. Or a very worn down foreign coin. What's the other side look like?
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Valued Member
Australia
112 Posts |
here it is in higher resolution on both sides  |
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Moderator
United States
6563 Posts |
I defiantly think it's a worn down foreign coin now. Not sure which one though. I am assuming an older British coin because of the wide rim but not sure.
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Valued Member
Australia
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ok thanks for your help everyone. It is a little too small to be a British halfpenny. Dont know what else it could be. It might take some time to find this one out!
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The second image shows a rough edge. You sometimes find that on the bottom edge of a acid dipped coin. The top part is round the reverse edge rough as the container builds up an edge on it. But this one appears to be worn. The wide rim on the obverse side might be a clue. Just too much detail is missing to be valuable though.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not sure if this is one of the ones they used to make around here. I live in a highly industrial area and at one machine type shop they were producing blanks for usages in vending machines and pay phones. Supposed to be a nut, bolt, washer company. Once one of the employees gave me a bunch of Copper blanks the size of cents. Got them closed down not long ago. You may want to try weighing that thing.
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Valued Member
United States
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Look at the right side enlarged image.
Start dead center then look at about 10 o'clock
halfway to the coins edge. You can see the face profile
and trimmed beard /moustache (male face) facing left.
then look down and left and you can see his left hand, fingers and arm.
That's a start. Coin looks approx. 2 mm. larger in dia. than the quarter. Looks copper to me. Keep staring at it and more details
start to pop up. Was a coin once. Good bet to start, maybe canada
or great britain.
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Posted 10/11/2007 11:06 pm
