Paul D.

Ah right, i see it now these must have been from one of her holidays (a souvenir from a historical land mark or something), thanks for the info mate ^-^

Hello everyone My partner has just given me some old coins of hers (knowing I am a history lover) that she had found from her youth whilst digging in her garden and other places she has found them e.g. Nottingham. I have identified one as a Tudor era coin (either henry the 7th or 8th) and one mystery coin which seems to be gold plated as the sides have worn off revealing silver. there is a third coin which seems to be very old but the faces have worn off so I cannot identify It at this moment In time, it is currently sitting in a vinegar bath so if any features are revealed I will post it on here later on. as for the golden coin it seems to have depictions based from the roman catholic church, for example, on one side it seems to have an angel defeating a sea serpent and or mythical creature with tentacles where as on the other side it has a medieval ship sailing on water with what seems to be a knights crest and above that being a crucifix which makes me think it could be from the era of the crusades? also to note the writing seems to read "Richard" or "Rigar 2nd" or "Rigard", some ofit has worn off so it is hard to make out. any help identifying these two coins would be very much appreciated as I am greatly interested in them. Pictures in link below http://imgur.com/a/ipXmG Cheers Paul

I was very sceptical about the Richard coin but I am curious as to how the Henry coin is a fake? Just curious so I can tell a fake coin in future when I see one