help with a strange coin

[Guest peterr]

Hi guys

I'm new here and my girlfriend has just produced a coin from her childhood:

Dated 1730, slightly smaller than a new £1 coin, very dark so probably not silver and not milled round the edges

On the date side it has a large V with an "o" looped through the left branch and a "c" through the right.

On the other it has what looks like the english lion rampant, in a shield topped with 3 roses?

Its damaged so probably not valuable but any clues would be much appreciated

Peter

[Chris Perkins 228]

Interlinked VOC usually indicates Dutch East Indies. Google along those lines! They are very common and with damage it is most likely to be just an old piece of copper.

[Guest peterr]

Thanks very much!

It looks like its a Duit, althoughWikipedia seems to think they were not minted till 1735!!!

Mystery solved!

[scott 144]

yea, i love those good cheap coins with a sort of charm about them.

i know they were minted before 1735, but there were differant designs

i have 3 of these coins in my collection, on of which is 1734.

it does depend on this damage though.

http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=962343 1734 so yea

http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=962780 1750 not damaged, minting error

http://www.omnicoin.com/coin_view.aspx?id=962972 1966 differant design.