Mystery Coin | Imitation / Fantasy Spanish Coin

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madmagus New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 5:50 pm Can anybody tell me what this is? All I know is that it supposedly came from Germany during WWII and a metals guy said he believed that it is made of at least 10k gold. Any help would be appreciated. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Jeff 11 Valued Member United Kingdom 488 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 5:55 pm Certanly an interesting one. Do you have the weight and diameter of the coin? www.kingstoncoincompany.co.uk Report this Post to the Staff
DL20K Pillar of the Community Poland 3201 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 6:04 pm It looks very wrong.. I'd say it's fake but let's wait for the experts. Report this Post to the Staff
madmagus New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 6:10 pm It's 1 inch in diameter. Don't know the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 6:14 pm Its looks cast... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 6:17 pm Sadly, it's definitely not a genuine coin, it's a modern tourist copy of a "pirate coin". It's not from Germany, or Europe; they're still sold in "pirte-themed" tourist places in the USA. The design is based (roughly) on an old Spanish coin, with enough alterations in the design to avoid anti-counterfeiting laws. It's not going to be made of either gold or silver; most of the others I've seen have been brass. They crop up every now and then here on the forum. This thread has someone asking about a similar piece; here's another. 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
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 10/25/2009 6:58 pm The lettering looks like a fantasy. I would not be surprised if this were made in a country which does not use the Latin alphabet. Report this Post to the Staff
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