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NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 01/17/2008 10:32 am Looks like I might have put this in the right place this time :) This is some kind of European mediaeval(ish) type of coin I got from Lithuania just after xmas. Seller didn't have much of a clue either... Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 02:45 am The coat of arms, and the text around it, MON NOVA HAMB VRGE, gives this coin away as being from the Free City of Hamburg. Not sure how old - looks like 1400's or 1500's, not too dissimilar to this one on CoinArchives. 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
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 06:23 am Is this also a fake? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16845 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 08:17 am I don't know the series well enough to be sure, and I can't find an exact match to give an indication of what they're supposed to be worth. I do know that before the rise of the fakemasters of China, post-Communist Poland was considered the most dangerous source of fake coins, particularly Polish, German and Austrian ones. This one's a bit earlier than their usual repros. If this one's a fake, it would fool me... it's more realistic-looking than the other one which, I have to admit, I would probably accept as genuine. 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
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 12:15 pm Thanks Sap - I accepted them as genuine and if they're fakes they're interesting ones (sic) at least.. Re. the other one, who would dig holes into a fake coin? (okay maybe to make it look more genuine, but hmmm..) Report this Post to the Staff
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 3:27 pm I must say thats a really nice coin.. Real or fake.. Worthy in a collection.. Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 01/18/2008 5:29 pm Thanks Kid :) Report this Post to the Staff
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