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I've seen similar images on tokens, not coins, from Indonesia and the Philippines. No idea however on any meaning, except perhaps a crude rendition of the Garuda bird.
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I think spotted this last week, and was quite surprised. I lived close to the EMI pressing plant for years and knew sod all about these tokens.
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silver shekel in circulation in palestine in 30 AD
bagerap replied to Jamess22's topic in British Coin Related Discussions & Enquiries
The silver shekel of biblical times is second only to the "Widows Mite" for the number of copies in existence. They are used in enormous quantities by the Evangelical Churches in the US, primarily as a teaching aid in Sunday School and summer camps. Anyone with experience of US based coin forums will know that the Widows Mite comes up for identification on at least a weekly basis and the shekel almost monthly. -
I wasn't paying attention to what VickySilver said. This medal was struck in matt proof, the first year AFAIK that the treatment was used for a coronation. A bottle of Goddards Silver Dip should sort you out. A few seconds immersion then rinse with water, tamp dry. Repeat as necessary.
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CATHEDRAL CASTLE PALACE COINS ----- HELP PLEASE SIRS!
bagerap replied to ThePrepper's topic in Beginners area
Most are simply souvenir medals, and most places on the tourist trail sell them.Almost invariably, the British medals are beautifully struck up. If you are not of a religious bent, they do sell for a modest price. I've frequently been surprised at prices my holy bits and pieces have achieved on fleabay. -
Seller only has three visible feedbacks, all of which say Good buyer, prompt payment, valued customer, highly recommended. Nothing unusual there , except that they are from supposedly three different sellers.
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I make my living by selling honestly described low end items and beautifully described very high end items. I have no time for chancers, forgers and fakers. Apart from anything else, they can impact my business, particularly if they steal my copy for their dodgy trash.
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TBH, the WRL mark is easier to see on their Roman & Saxon copies, but this one was waving itself under your nose. No excuse for very bad dealing practise. Incidentally, we also have this archive of bad/suspect sellers on CCF. Only Admin can post to it, but it's one hell of a reference. Particularly if you know how to use the "find" function. https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=163
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If you're a CCF member then you can use this: https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=162 Once you've done it once or twice, you get to know what info to cut 'n paste before you start.
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Ebay are now aware and listing has been removed. Either you can report these listings yourself via CCF, or message me with a link and the reason it's not kosher and I'll take it from there
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If you get that one just right, by which I mean untouched for decades, you might be lucky to find it has a unique purplish patina that I've not seen on any other medal. I've seen several over the years and it's just the most beautiful colour. Probably a reaction to a particular alloy.
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Rareish brass variant:
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More Gold Coast Cocoa:
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West Indies variant:
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Souvenir medal:
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And a Lipton's tea caddy just for fun:
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Gibbs toothpowder:
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Although not marked as such, these were also produced for the BEE:
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Part of a group with many variations:
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The classic Percy Metcalfe:
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These have been culled from old hard drives without any semblance of order:
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Reported via CCF.
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I sold 42 as a group 5 years ago. It'll require going back through some old hard drives, but I'll see what I can find.
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Probably in the range 150-200.
