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Hi there, I recently came into a collection of coins and I can't seem to identify this one. It is EXTREMELY thin and about the diameter of an American dime. I don't recognize any of the markings and it does not have any dates. The markings seem to be Arabic but I don't really know. Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!!  |
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 to CCF. What is on the other side? John1  |
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United States
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Yep looks like a belly dancer token to me.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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New Member
United States
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Seems like you guys are right. Thanks!! Are these worth anything?
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United States
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Then definitely a belly dancer token. If you search CCF for those key words, you'll find several examples that have been posted here before. Thanks for sharing!
"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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Congrats on coming into coins...hopefully you will pick up a love and make the collection even bigger! |
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More properly, it's a "jewellery minitation of an Ottoman coin", but "belly dancer token" is a more evocative term, and does give you some idea as to at least one of their uses.
Is it worth anything? Not much, no. I bought one very similar at a local coin club auction for a few dollars. You can probably buy them in bulk from sellers in the Middle Eastern markets, if you know where to look. I was looking for them as I wandered the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul a couple of years ago, but didn't find any that weren't already attached to other touristy things.
It's not just belly-dancers that wear them, of course. Also walking through the laneways of the Bazaar were traditional sherbet-sellers ion their elaborate costumes; attached to the top of the drink dispenser worn on their backs were a dozen or so of these lookalike coins.
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
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Thanks everyone for all your help and welcomes! I'm new to coins but it something I've always been interested in. I'm excited to keep learning so I'm sure you'll see me on here again. Thanks!
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