Help! Found Ancient Greek Tetradrachm Athena Coin

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LenaCC720 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 3:04 pm Hello, I am currently new to this whole coin collecting hobby. Yesterday I found what appears to be a Tetradrachm Athena Greek Coin. I almost threw it out because I thought it was a old beat up button. I would like some more information on it and if anyone knows how much its worth. Thank You! Report this Post to the Staff

Namachieli Pillar of the Community United States 2120 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 3:29 pm Hopefully one of our Ancients experts will be along soon to help you out. In the mean time, I hope you stay and learn a lot about this wonderful Hobby! Just wondering, where did you find it? Report this Post to the Staff
Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 3:49 pm LenaCC720- Welcome! So how did you find this coin? I don't want to be a pessimist, but a LOT of copies exist of this famous type of coin. So any information as to where you found it as well as details relating to the edge and weight would be greatly helpful. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 4:40 pm to the community. Sadly this coin appears to be a copy. Report this Post to the Staff
LenaCC720 New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 09/21/2011 5:20 pm hello everyone! I found it in a supermarket actually. Some1 was cashing in their coins at a coinstar machine and this fell through to the bottom because it was not accepted. They didnt want it, so it looked interesting, and asked if I can have it. How can you tell if its a copy or not? Also I'm so interested in coins, my grandmother passed away 3yrs ago and was a coin collector, she gave me some pretty interesting stuff, hopefully I will learn more and post more pictures up soon. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16855 Posts	Posted 09/22/2011 03:58 am Sadly, this coin is indeed a copy. The originals of this coin, a tetradrachm, were silver. This looks coppery. 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
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