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New Member
Romania
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Hello, I'm new to the forum. I'm not what you would call a "collector", I have some old coins that I keep for their beauty, not for their value, nor am I an expert . A friend of mine came to me, a few days ago, with a coin that I have never seen before. After consulting with some other friends, and some digging in the public library I found out that the coin appears to be from East Prussia and that the obverse represents the symbol of Friedrich Willhelm. The coin dates from the 18th century. I found similar obverses and reverses in other coins, but I couldn't find one with both the same obverse and reverse as this one. The coin seems to be from East Prussia. If anyone has other clues as to what the coins' value and roots are, please clue me in. :) Thank you.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Are the pictures of two sides of the same coin? It looks like someone took two different coins and stuck them together. Both designs are found on East Prussia coins, just not on the same coin. The opposite side of either design should have the denomination.
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Valued Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Hi. 1st.pic.Revers is like Poland - Grosz 1765-1795 2nd.pic.Obvers is like East Prussia - Solidus  |
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New Member
 Romania
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So, it's not just me :).
Yes, the pictures are of two sides of the same coin. That's the weird part, I too found both representations in other coins, just not on the same one.
The Obverse is clearly from the 1782 + period, but the reverse is still somewhat unknown to me.
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Pillar of the Community
Bulgaria
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What the ... The Obverse is from  And the Reverse is from  This thing its amazing Edited by t0rress
09/18/2011 10:55 am
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New Member
Romania
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:))
Yes, this is getting really confusing :). I will take some macro photos of the edge of the coin and post them, there seem to be some lines across it. Maybe they are, indeed, two coins stuck together, though the coin itself is very thin (about 2 mm. thick), so I find that hard to believe.
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Moderator
 Australia
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I will take some macro photos of the edge of the coin and post them, there seem to be some lines across it. Maybe they are, indeed, two coins stuck together... It's more likely, given the bubbly appearance, that it's a crude cast counterfeit - probably a circulating counterfeit. The line you are seeing around the rim would be a casting seam. 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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New Member
Romania
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those areas where white metal comes through are confusing, as the actual coins would not be white metal.
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New Member
Romania
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hmmmm...that's a good point...maybe it's fake ?
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