Trying To Identify An 1847 Piece From Liberia

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coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 8:54 pm Good evening. I am working on a box of coins received a week ago from a dealer purchase and ran across this interesting little piece I cannot seem to locate any information about. Can anyone here help me identify and value this little guy? * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 9:26 pm Hey Chuck, welcome back. Is it porcelain by chance? I picked up a Notgeld copied Austria Ducat that was from the German state of Ulm... Don't know if it would match a like type or not, I'll look tho. This is what it's copying: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces37096.html Pattern stamp since the US was making the coins for our protectorate? Edited by Crazyb0 03/09/2018 9:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Seeker55 Pillar of the Community United States 634 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 9:27 pm Interesting piece! I checked the Krause 19th century book for Liberian coins and the design matches the obverse of the 1847 ten cent piece, but all coins listed are the normal round, double-sided type, so I'm not sure what to make of this one. I'm wondering if this is some kind of a trial strike or a souvenir piece. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 9:40 pm This piece appears to be copper or bronze. It's definitely metal. Being that it is uniface and rather crude in cut and design, I would go with pattern or die trial but have no idea what to identify it as or where its value lies. Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 03/09/2018 10:52 pm I saw on the numista listing that there were pattern dollars. I wonder if you were to contact Numista or even the Soho mint(Birmingham Eng.) and see if there is any info on Liberian pattern cents. It was not to be an issued 10 cent coin anyway in 1847, that was Liberia's independence. http://currencies.wikia.com/wiki/Li...10_cent_coin Report this Post to the Staff
Ardatirion New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 07/28/2022 10:06 pm Hello, I'm researching the 19th century Liberian coinage, and I would love to examine this coin. Does anyone know how to get in touch with the original poster? Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188052 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 09:13 am Quote: Hello, I'm researching the 19th century Liberian coinage, and I would love to examine this coin. Does anyone know how to get in touch with the original poster? Charles has not posted here in a while, but he has his own website (coppercoins.com) if you want to try him there. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 07/30/2022 05:54 am I don't think Chuck is actively maintaining his website any more, either, though may still be replying to e-mails. He literally hasn't been on the forum since making the posts in this very thread, back in 2018. 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
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