I Tried I Really Did, Gsr And Old Man With Fancy Mustache And Beard (Id 19th Century Swedish Medal)

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Shepherd gma New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 10:54 pm I tried Google image search, downloaded coin specific search app. It's attached to a wood lace making bobbin. Thanks so much Size- 7/8" sorry don't have a small scale to weigh Edited by Shepherd gma 09/05/2023 11:07 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:02 pm @shep, first welcome to CCF. Second, I'm not sure that is a coin, but it is interesting nonetheless. Can you please give us the diameter and weight (not including the bobbin and stuff)? Thx. "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
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25001 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:14 pm Welcome to the CFF, Shep! Google lens works best with a perpendicular pic = straight-on shot. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Shepherd gma New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:33 pm thanks, I did try numerous shots but will keep the tip in mind for the future Report this Post to the Staff
rggoodie Moderator United States 23484 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:42 pm Welcome - working on a search for you rggoodie aka Richard "catch em doing something right" Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:46 pm You're missing a letter from your monogram reading, which might or might not have helped you find it. It's GARS, for Gustav Adolph, Rex Sueciae (Gustav II Adolph, king of Sweden). Wikimedia Commons has an example of this monogram, attributed to him: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/...f_Sweden.svg And if you look at the portrait on his Wikipedia page, you should note a striking resemblance with your medal (it is a medal, not a coin). I don't think the item actually dates from the reign of Gustav II (1594-1632); it looks too modern and has much more of an 1800s vibe to it. 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
Shepherd gma New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 09/05/2023 11:50 pm Well I'll be! Excellent research. The A most definitely would have helped. Thank you so very much. I am guessing the bobbin is late 1800's. I appreciate your effort when it isn't even a coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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Brummagem Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 11:12 am To me, this piece looks old, and it made me think of a Dutch Jeton. So I looked for a Swedish Jeton on Worthpoint and here is another. Maybe a coronation commemorative---? https://www.worthpoint.com/worthope...2-1828297935 (sold for $65.00) Report this Post to the Staff
Brummagem Valued Member United States 128 Posts	Posted 09/13/2023 11:15 am Actually, now that I look at his birth/death dates and dates of his reign, I would lean to a death commemorative. Report this Post to the Staff
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