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  Identified - moved to World Coin forum - Sap
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Poland
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Well it is or at least is supposed to look like a Japan 100 Mon coin (1835-1870). However, it's unusual for it to be of that color. Or are the colors wrong in the photo?
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New Member
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The scanner doesn't reproduce colors very well. It's brass, a medium-bright gold tone.
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Canada
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Could well be real, then.
Hey, Bungalow Bill
What did you kill,
Bungalow Bill...
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Poland
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If I remember correctly, it should have flower-shaped marks on the edge. Two (I believe). Check and see if they're there.
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New Member
United States
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WpgLwr, you just dated yourself! An Olde Pharte like me.  DL20K, just voids and file marks on the edge. I think it's probably a replica. |
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 United States
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This coin looks like it was plated it's supposed to be bronze. I see what looks like one of the validation marks on the lower right I don't see the other on the left but it could have worn off. I'm going to say it's OK.
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New Member
United States
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I think (in my profound ignorance) that it *could* be a bright bronze; it's harder than normal brass, I think. I guess I need to bring it in to an expert.
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Canada
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WpgLwr, you just dated yourself! An Olde Pharte like me. It's okay, as long as you don't look like it or act like it... |
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Australia
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I'd have to lean towards either a replica, or one that was heavily circulated or corroded, then cleaned.
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
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Posted 08/17/2009 12:07 pm
