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Hi, here's another coin inherited from my father-in-law. Any information about it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. CPrince   |
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Can you provide a size and weight? The mark on the edge which looks like a 1B or 13 concerns me though.
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Valued Member
 United States
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Sorry, I should have included that to begin with. It's 1.5 x 1.4cm and weighs 5g. It looks like the 1B or 13 is incised into the coin, not just written on it.
Thanks.
CPrince
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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"IB" must be a collector´s mark...
For us is unconceivable but collectors used to mark their coin with small punches whith letters, eagles, familiar arms etc...
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United States
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A collectors mark would make sense. The weight under the Attic standard would make this coin a 1/2 Stater. I haven't found a match to it yet. If I do I'll let you know.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The fabric looks off, but I have been wrong with these archaic Greek coins before. I will defer my opinion to the experts here.
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United States
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Excellent! Thanks.
There's wide variation in these pieces. Is that due to different makers, different dies....?
Thanks to all for the info.
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United States
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Yes different makers and time periods.
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United States
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I have a question for our experts on these coins. I notice that the reverse (with the portrait) was made using a non-square punch. I can tell this because from about one o'clock to three o'clock has a raised rim, but a curved edge. Is this common? The coins in the Bob's link all seem to have more squarish punches. Those that have a curved surface are without a raised rim indicating that the edge of the punch may have been located off of the flan.
I'm not suggesting that the OP coin is a fake, I'm just wondering about the likely method of manufacture.
"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."
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Dave did you mean the link I posted? I'm no expert by any stretch of imagination, but I've seen then done as squared off and rounded. I don't think it had any meaning.
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Bob's link yep oops--sorry about that. Ok, yes I'm sure that it is fine then. My image of those die punches was just that they were square-shaped. We see so many fakes posted in CCF that I'm trying to formulate rules of thumb in my brain for some of these. "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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United States
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Yes @bobisgr8--I had formulated something in my brain that wasn't correct. You have a way cool coin. I'm sorry for the circumstances that led to you getting it, but it is really nice!
"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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United States
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Dave no worries  My gut feeling is that this is a genuine coin. But I have been wrong more often than not. |
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United States
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Thanks for all the input, everybody...really appreciated.
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