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Anyone can give me an idea of the value of this coin?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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I need the diameter/weight to make a final determination on the denominaition, but the obv legend is FLOR ENTIA and rev legend is S.IOHA NNES.B. It is from Firenze (Florence) in the time range of 1252-1303. If it is about 18 mm in diameter and 3.5 g then it is a fiorino d'oro, but if it is 12 mm in diameter and 0.8 g then it is a quarter fiorino. Interestingly, the smaller coin is rarer and therefore likely more valuable. Either way, you have a coin that was valued at about $700-$1000 by Biaggi in 1992. Sorry, but I can't help with current pricing.
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Canada
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Are we sure that it is real? All the design and lettering seems almost suspiciously perfectly formed.
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United States
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@oriole, yes that is fair push-back. I'm not sure that I can offer an opinion as to the coin being real vs. fake. Nothing leaps out at me, but I am not proficient at judging this.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Russian Federation
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Are we sure that it is real? All the design and lettering seems almost suspiciously perfectly formed. I'm more concerned about the very non-golden color, especially in the worn-down parts - which almost look silver. |
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Really not my area of collection, but I did find one on the web. Your coin looks very crude compared to a known real example.  |
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United States
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Yeah, the lettering on this one is completely different. It's just a crude imitation.
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New Member
United States
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Ok I did the measuring and weight. Its 18mm in diameter and weights 5grams.  |
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United Kingdom
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That sort of differential in colour on a gold coin is usually a bad sign. When you have silver colour coming through on the high points it is usually silver gilt you are looking at, in this case the darker colour coming through on the high points could make it gold plated bronze. (referring to the coin above not the original coin)
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05/07/2016 04:57 am
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