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moomjean New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 4:33 pm found this coin in an old family box in storage. any idea what it is or if its worth anything other than copper value? Edited by moomjean 07/22/2021 4:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 4:46 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 5:07 pm to the Community! 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
moomjean New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 5:16 pm thanks for the welcome.. I'm new to coin collecting so just in that phase of looking at everything but know nothing hope to get better soon! Report this Post to the Staff
Parklane64 Rest in Peace United States 2668 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 6:03 pm Trust me, most of us learn as you learn. Ask away! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34407 Posts	Posted 07/22/2021 8:13 pm @moom, that is pretty interesting. I'm trying to read the inscription. It looks like "LORD LUPU" or perhaps "LORD LUAU" on one side and something like "GATAS XXVIII" on the other. The letter forms don't strike me a being particularly old though. Here is a slightly improved version of your first pic to help others continue the search for an identification: "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
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 01:05 am It looks like "LORD LUPUS" to me, but I can't really make sense of that in relation to anything other than a Spanish heavy metal band and lupus being Latin for wolf which may be the image in the center if oriented correctly. In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Edited by spru 07/23/2021 01:08 am Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5239 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 05:33 am I think that it is a fantasy piece, made for a game or something. Deliberately made to look like it was from the middle ages. Report this Post to the Staff
moomjean New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 05:36 am like a board game? I highly doubt my grandparents were playing video games haha! yeah I cant seem to find anything on it either so its either a crazy rare find or just a trinket someone made Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 07/23/2021 07:00 am Agree with the "Lord Lupus" reading. The "portrait" is that of a wolf or werewolf. It's some kind of fantasy coin. 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
Pauley Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 08/05/2021 12:15 am it looks like currency of Sri Lanka , I may be wrong , and may have been made to look that way as you guys said. Edited by Pauley 08/05/2021 12:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
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