What Coin Is This? | "tourist Copy" Spanish Reyes Catolicos

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Lincoln09 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/06/2011 10:54 pm Hey guys, My grandfather just gave me this coin and I'm having trouble finding anything about it. He doesn't remember how he got it, and he asked me to try to find out what it was. I was looking online and to my eyes it looks similar to some medieval coins I saw. Its kinda worn and whatever writing is on it is too difficult for me to decipher (thought it might be cyrilic or something from the greece/turkey region). Can you guys help me with this? Thanks. Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 02/07/2011 02:57 am Welcome. We can help, but you will probably find the answer disappointing. It's a very crudely rendered replica of a Spanish "Reyes Catolicos" silver coin, probably sold or given away as a souvenir "pirate coin". See this old thread and follow the links from there to even more examples people have posted here. 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
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 02/08/2011 2:20 pm Great info Sap. I found one of these last year and was totally stumped as to what it was based on, if anything. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Lincoln09 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 02/10/2011 10:27 am Thanks for the info Sap, would have been nice if it was real but what are ya gonna do. It still looks cool though, lol. Report this Post to the Staff
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What Coin Is This? | "Tourist Copy" Spanish Reyes Catolicos