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pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 1:48 pm I give up on this one. I'm guessing it's a Spanish coin, perhaps 1 centimo, but I can't find anything in my World Coins books nor on the web to compare. It's about 23 cm; the other side (obverse?) is worn completely slick. You can see a hint of a few letters around the edge, but I can read only the date. If anyone has a link to a decent image of it, I'd appreciate your posting it. Thanks in advance. Image: 1857_copper_coin.jpg 75.2 KB Report this Post to the Staff

COINAHOLIC Rest in Peace United States 1501 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 2:10 pm have you tried German States coinage? The shield and crown look familiar to this period but the date is in the wrong place. Report this Post to the Staff
DCH Pillar of the Community United States 645 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 2:28 pm Netherlands East Indies http://imagedb.coinarchives.com/img...age00443.jpg Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 2:55 pm Thanks, DCH - I believe you nailed it. The tops of the letters at the bottom of the coin seems to match the "1 CENT" in the photos. I was only half a world off when I guessed "Spain", lol. Report this Post to the Staff
COINAHOLIC Rest in Peace United States 1501 Posts	Posted 01/17/2009 7:32 pm Oh I see you got better info... good, just found something else and wanted to give you a link; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...330297319614 Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 01/18/2009 9:20 pm The ebay is a 1/2 cent piece, COINAHOLIC, and since the lister didn't give the dimension, and DCH had the opportunity to see my measurement ... I'm going with 1 cent as the denomination. Of course when I checked my World Coins after the fact I found a listing under "Netherlands West Indies" for a coin similar enough that I at least could have assumed the country. I guess I missed it the first time around. Thanks, all - nice to know that someone as bumfuzzled as I was over this coin can get almost instant help! Report this Post to the Staff
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