georgeIII

[Guest karen]

i have a george III coin dated 1790, spades coin, dont know what it is, its slightly bent, but otherwise ok, is it worth anything? someone said it was gold but not sure

[Guest karen]

also how can i clean this coin up, its a bit dirty, or is it best to leave it?

[Chris Perkins 228]

What is the diameter size (in mm) and what does the writing say on it?

Also, does it feel heavy like gold, or not?

[Guest karen]

it measures 25mm , if ive measured it right ,writing says head side...georgIVS III DEI GRATIA....SPADE SIDE....C.W.B.ET.CO.DG. I.REX F.D.B.I.R.M.1790, and no it doesnt feel that heavy ..... any info will be more than welcome...thanks

[william 0]

also how can i clean this coin up, its a bit dirty, or is it best to leave it?

If you clean/polish your coin it will lose any value it would have had, unless it is extremely rare.

[Emperor Oli 0]

also how can i clean this coin up, its a bit dirty, or is it best to leave it?

You can rinse it to get dirt off if it's caked in rubbish

[william 0]

If not...just don't bother!!

[Guest karen]

it measures 25mm , if ive measured it right ,writing says head side...georgIVS III DEI GRATIA....SPADE SIDE....C.W.B.ET.CO.DG. I.REX F.D.B.I.R.M.1790, and no it doesnt feel that heavy ..... any info will be more than welcome...thanks

anyone any info about this coin.....is it worth anything

[Chris Perkins 228]

Then it's either a guinea, or a fake guinea.

Value of course depends on if it's real and what condition it's in. If it is real it'll be worth at least £55 for gold content.

You need to let me see a picture to assess. Where are you?

Either email me, or register on here and post one.

[Sylvester 15]

Then it's either a guinea, or a fake guinea.

Value of course depends on if it's real and what condition it's in. If it is real it'll be worth at least £55 for gold content.

You need to let me see a picture to assess. Where are you?

Either email me, or register on here and post one.

That legends no right for a real one, it should be M B F ET H R L B D S R I A TH ET E

Or letters to that effect, that's off of the top of my head.

[william 0]

Yeah, it's M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E if i'm not mistaken.

[Sylvester 15]

Yeah, it's M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E if i'm not mistaken.

That's it, i can never remeber it off of the top of my head!

I'm just used to the MAG. BRI. FRA. ET. HIB. REX.

The German titles throw me sometimes...

[Chris Perkins 228]

You're right, I always take that legend with a pinch of salt because people always write it wrong, start in the wrong place or the letters are too worn, so they guess.

You need to post a picture Karen.

[william 0]

.....register!!!

[Guest karen]

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ok, photo, not very good but i tried

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the reverse

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hmm, im trying, let me know what u think

[Chris Perkins 228]

Looks brass to me! And the portraits were always awful, but that one looks especially crude.

[PAUL.J 0]

I agree. Definitely an imitation spade guinea. Very common, used as gaming counters and advertising tokens etc. Lots of different varieties. Produced over a long period of time. I know some people who have collected lots of different types. Quite interesting really. Some have legends such as 'in memory of the good old days' or fantasy lettering rather than the titles you would expect to find on the real thing.

I have very fond memories of imitation spade guineas!! One was amongst a small collection of coins given to me when I was a kid by my grandfather - I remember thinking how old it was!! It was this that started me collecting. So......you never know!!