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Hi,

can someone help me with this coin?

I cant find much on google...

It says Ag 999 on it and 2 or 3 other i found on internet(ebay) were not silver.

Does it make it special? :lol:

And how much would be reasonable to pay for it?

Thanks

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Hi,

can someone help me with this coin?

I cant find much on google...

It says Ag 999 on it and 2 or 3 other i found on internet(ebay) were not silver.

Does it make it special? :lol:

And how much would be reasonable to pay for it?

Thanks

GB have never issued a Euro Coin of ny denomnation, all that have been issued are fantasy pieces by private

companies,he following site will give an idea of cost, value will be in the metal content only, in my opinion.

http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/unitedkingdom.html

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I concur.

Question for anyone. It says 999 silver. Is the 0.001% paint? :ph34r:

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Hi,

can someone help me with this coin?

I cant find much on google...

It says Ag 999 on it and 2 or 3 other i found on internet(ebay) were not silver.

Does it make it special? :lol:

And how much would be reasonable to pay for it?

Thanks

Have a look here : http://www.delcampe.net/items?catLists%5B%5D=2886&language=E

It seems that the legend "prueba trial essai probe" is common throughout Europe for such pieces. "Trial probe" is probably the literal translation of "Prueba essai" (what language? Italian? Esperanto?), but "prueba / probe" is probably intended to mean "proof". If you like the concept, it's a handsome piece and worth having, but don't pay too much for it. An entire set for Britain was listed at €79.

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It seems that the legend "prueba trial essai probe" is common throughout Europe for such pieces. "Trial probe" is probably the literal translation of "Prueba essai" (what language? Italian? Esperanto?), but "prueba / probe" is probably intended to mean "proof". If you like the concept, it's a handsome piece and worth having, but don't pay too much for it. An entire set for Britain was listed at €79.

Trial in 4 languages. Spanish, English, German, French in the order on the coin.

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if we made euros with that britannia, wow

but yea, we made our own prototypes, we also made ECU's throught the years as well.

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

The OP is correct. Ag (argentum) is the recognised symbol for the chemical element silver.

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

The OP is correct. Ag (argentum) is the recognised symbol for the chemical element silver.

I know that, but AFAIK the coin world has never used the chemical symbol for silver? Spink, for example, uses AR for silver.

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

The OP is correct. Ag (argentum) is the recognised symbol for the chemical element silver.

I know that, but AFAIK the coin world has never used the chemical symbol for silver? Spink, for example, uses AR for silver.

I'd never noticed that, probably because I don't generally collect silver coins!

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

The OP is correct. Ag (argentum) is the recognised symbol for the chemical element silver.

I know that, but AFAIK the coin world has never used the chemical symbol for silver? Spink, for example, uses AR for silver.

I'd never noticed that, probably because I don't generally collect silver coins!

Better that AR incorrectly refers to silver than the chemically correct symbol for argon. You might find your investment disappears into thin air. :ph34r:

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auction has just finished and i bought it for £7 inc delivery.

Just wondering it says Ag999 on it and i found no info about them being made in silver.

Not even one photo etc.

Anyway thanks for all your help

It should say Ar or Arg for silver.

I think it stands for Agent 999, who joined a hell of a lot later than James Bond :lol:

The OP is correct. Ag (argentum) is the recognised symbol for the chemical element silver.

I know that, but AFAIK the coin world has never used the chemical symbol for silver? Spink, for example, uses AR for silver.

I'd never noticed that, probably because I don't generally collect silver coins!

Better that AR incorrectly refers to silver than the chemically correct symbol for argon. You might find your investment disappears into thin air. :ph34r:

:lol:

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most investments do dissapear into thin air nowadays

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most investments do dissapear into thin air nowadays

And the rarer it is, the more... :D ...no, I must stop!

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Just got this coin today. Looks much better in reality.

It has signs of oxidation.

Does that mean its silver or do the other metals get brown spots too?

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