Hebrew Symbol & Writing Of Some Sort?

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MCoin New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 11/17/2018 12:53 pm I recently purchased a small group of products as a "miscellaneous" lot...Inside of this lot are the 2 coins I am posting here to see if anyone can identify them. The coins will not be received until next week but in the mean time I have pictures of them I am posting in this forum. I have spent a couple hours searching a coin database and am seeing symbols like that suggest they may come from "Judaea, Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 BC, AE Prutah" period. But I cannot find any clearly identical specimens. Any information is GREATLY appreciated. Can anyone identify these coins? * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by MCoin 11/17/2018 12:55 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 11/17/2018 3:22 pm Likely to be Widow's Mite replicas. Search Biblical Coins online and perhaps a match can be found. Report this Post to the Staff
MCoin New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 11/17/2018 3:33 pm Albert...LOL...You may be right. After you posted that, even with a minimal amount of research I have found multiple sources for "copies" of "widows mites". Why, on earth this coin would need to be "copied" is beyond me. Maybe for use as a movie prop or something I suppose. I had not factored in the potential for a "copy".... Nonetheless,,,I will post an update when I receive the coins. Disappointing to say the least but in line with purchasing general merchandise without certification. I will post an update next week. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 11/17/2018 4:36 pm @mcoin, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes this is a modern copy of a widow's mite. We see them with some regularity on CCF. Rather than a movie prop, my understanding is that they are sometimes handed out to kids during CCD/bible study. Regardless of the first use, there is no numismatic value for this object. Hopefully, you did better with some of the other pieces in the lot. We'd love to see some of your new successes too! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
MCoin New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 11/19/2018 1:01 pm Spence....Thank You for the response. I decided to wait and receive the coins until I responded. Without a doubt, you are 100% correct. These are nothing more than a copy. I took a pair of snips and snipped the end off of one of them and it was nothing but a "Cast Iron" metal that has been painted to give it an antique look. I was going to delete this post of mine because I initially felt like a fool for the purchase. But I think if I can help anyone else out by leaving the pictures in the post and my story,,,then perhaps I can help someone else avoid a mistake. Thank EVERYONE for their response and help. MCoin Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 11/19/2018 5:44 pm Quote: I was going to delete this post of mine because I initially felt like a fool for the purchase Dude, this is why we are here! To learn ourselves and then teach others: "Education is the key to collector success." "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 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 11/20/2018 09:33 am Quote: I was going to delete this post of mine because I initially felt like a fool for the purchase. But I think if I can help anyone else out by leaving the pictures in the post and my story,,,then perhaps I can help someone else avoid a mistake. Thank you! 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
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