I Give Up...! I Need Help Identifying This Coin, Medallion Or Token...

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Snowi New Member Norway 3 Posts	Posted 08/07/2016 10:22 am Last month I bought myself a cheap metal detector "Model GC-1061" (my first) and I am very surprised how good it is. Wednesday 3 August I found myself something very shiny and I smiled from ear to ear, but not anymore. I'm stuck....First of all...I'm A nOOb when it comes to coins, medallions and tokens. Now day 5 after my wannabe treasure surprise I am a little more wiser, but not much. I have no idea what this thing is.... I thought it was a coin, but now I have learned about medallions and tokens and my head is spinning after looking at thousands of pictures and endless google searches. I need help from you guys, the professionals in identifying coins, medallions and tokens.....What have I found...? Coin is 3 cm across - 0,2 (0,21) cm thick - and the weight is: 0,448 OZ 0,408 OZT 12,70 Grams ------------------------------- . . . Could not find Palazzo Dei Normanni's E-mail...only phone nr. and I do not speak Italian....I'm from Norway.. I'm now crossing my fingers....finishing this post....out with my detector for some hours in the woods, then running back home and check my post for hopefully some answer... Cya . . . Report this Post to the Staff

bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 08/07/2016 11:21 am You found a touristic token. These are made to sell to tourists as a souvenir. This one is, as you can read, about 2 major touristic sites in Palermo: the Cappella Palatina and the Palazzo dei Normanni. Mostly these are struck in brass. When it sticks to a magnet, it is made in brass-plated steel. Report this Post to the Staff
UltraRant Pillar of the Community Norway 1358 Posts	Posted 08/07/2016 11:22 am Hei du fra Norge! If this was found in this condiiton with a metal deterctor then I guess it hasn't been there for a long time, as it's in great condition. This isn't a coin, but a medal: coins have a face value. It's most likely some tourist thing to commemorate a visit to the Cappella Palatina, which was the royal chapel of the Norman kings on Sicily and part of the royal palace there (palazzo dei normanni). With those dimensions and that weight it's certainly not made of any precious metal. Hope this helps! Report this Post to the Staff
Snowi New Member Norway 3 Posts	Posted 08/07/2016 11:43 am When I set my metal detector discrimination on MAX, it react like crazy just as it does with my Canadian Silver maple leaf coins on MAX discrimination. When I see this discrimination chart then the tourist medal has to be pure copper....or am I wrong....would not be the first time http://www.metaldetectingworld.com/...metals.shtml Report this Post to the Staff
bart Pillar of the Community Belgium 651 Posts	Posted 08/07/2016 11:49 am As I said earlier, I believe this is a brass token. Brass is a metal alloy consisting of copper and zinc. The brass used for numismatic purposes contains a bit more tha 2/3 copper and a bit less than 1/3 zinc. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 08/08/2016 04:03 am Indeed tourist token/souvenir Can be bought at these two places for €2 or €3. http://www.ilportaledelsud.org/post_tanucci.htm http://www.panoramio.com/photo/29716993 Report this Post to the Staff
Snowi New Member Norway 3 Posts	Posted 08/08/2016 04:54 am Can you post a "direct link" to the tourist token picture or a link where I can see for myself the info about the tourist token...? I'm sick and tired searching for this crap. :( Report this Post to the Staff
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