Coin Identification | USA Cent 1848, Replica Spanish, Ingot

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texaspat New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:24 pm Hello... I'm new to this forum (I'm more of a stamp girl). But dad left me these (as well as about 20 or so old silver dollars, mint sets, foreign coins and paper money) and with him gone, I'm kind of lost. If anyone can tell me about these 3 to start with. I can read that one seems to be an 1848 one cent piece, one seems to be a piece of gold? and the other I haven't a clue. Are any of these worth anything, where would I go to find out more once I know what they are? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My apologies if I am in the wrong category. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:31 pm to the Community! I moved your post to the 'Identification: Unidentified Coins, Medals, and Tokens' forum. 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
texaspat New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:37 pm Thanks, I was a little confused as to where it really belonged. Report this Post to the Staff
Pocket_Change Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:47 pm The on on the right is a braided hair large cent. Here's a link to the coin facts: http://www.coincommunity.com/us_lar...ded_hair.asp Report this Post to the Staff
texaspat New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 3:51 pm Thank you, that was very useful info. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 4:51 pm Quote: Thanks, I was a little confused as to where it really belonged. No problem, that is what we are here for. 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
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 5:13 pm The irregular-shaped one on the left is a brass tourist copy of a Spanish colonial "cob" style silver 8 reales, better known to most people as a "piece of eight" beloved by pirates. Pirate-themed tourist traps often sell souvenirs like this; I believe Readers Digest also mass-mailed out things like this to promote their Pirate books. The ingot in the centre might be genuine, it might be another tourist souvenir. It claims to weigh 25.6 dwt, or 39.8 grams, so the simplest check for authenticity here is to weigh it and see if that's what it actually weighs. Or, take it to a jeweller and see if they think it really is 18k gold. 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
flipcoin Valued Member Canada 75 Posts	Posted 01/06/2011 9:34 pm wow another set of great coins or tokens. Report this Post to the Staff
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