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[roger b]

What is it?

 

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[RiverRat3]

Looks like a cob but maybe a replica. Most cobs are silver but I am not 100%. I'm sure the experts will chime in.

 

[gleaner1]

I'm not an expert but I know it's a crapper for sure!

 

[Walk the dog]

Great find,

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

fake cob for sure. keep looking there are real ones out there.
ZDD

 

[Limitool]

Alright call me stupid... (I will ... stupid!!) Now with that said what are you guys referring to as a "cobb"? Just curious?

 

[Erik in NJ]

Hi Brad - A cob is an irregular shaped coin made from a hand rolled (I believe) cylinder of copper, silver, or gold. Coins were sliced off and stamped or pressed with dies. Each cob is thus a little different in shape. If you find two or more cobs with the same exact shape they are highly-likely to be fakes.

 

[dieselram94]

Hi Brad - A cob is an irregular shaped coin made from a hand rolled (I believe) cylinder of copper, silver, or gold. Coins were sliced off and stamped or pressed with dies. Each cob is thus a little different in shape. If you find two or more cobs with the same exact shape they are highly-likely to be fakes.

Find two or more? I would like to find just one!

 

[Erik in NJ]

Find two or more? I would like to find just one!

Well the fakes are a bit easier to find --probably lost souvenirs, my first "cob" turned out to be a fake (confirmed by the word "copy" when I removed the crud)...my second (a real one) turned out to be a sea worn Spanish copper Marivedis cob from the late 1500s or early 1600s--I thought it was a smashed modern cent for a while after I found it

 

[ToastedWheatie]

What size is it?
The pic looks like it's sitting on his thigh. that would make the item 3 or 4 inches in diameter.

 

[roger b]

What size is it?
The pic looks like it's sitting on his thigh. that would make the item 3 or 4 inches in diameter.

1 3/4. .70 oz.

 

[dieselram94]

Well the fakes are a bit easier to find --probably lost souvenirs, my first "cob" turned out to be a fake (confirmed by the word "copy" when I removed the crud)...my second (a real one) turned out to be a sea worn Spanish copper Marivedis cob from the late 1500s or early 1600s--I thought it was a smashed modern cent for a while after I found it

Did you find yours detecting on the beach?

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[roger b]

Did you find yours detecting on the beach?

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Yes I just got an at pro first time out with it i

 

[roger b]

First time out with an at pro

 

[ace1968]

Fake? Maybe... cool...you bet. Maybe you will find a little more info to add to the story.... hit the area and maybe you can find some clues. Any ideas on the age? It's got to pretty old.

 

[Erik in NJ]

DieselRam94,Found both on a formerly British island. The fake cob was found on the beach in the dry sand (probably dropped by a kid), the real one was a bit further from the beach up on a hill behind a hotel I was staying at. I'm guessing it was either washed up there at some point or sand had been moved there from the beach sometime. I was a surprise to find it where I did.

 

[roger b]

So much for water hunting time to go back to work . And my Etrac

 

[silversurfer1111]

i FOUND A FAKE 1 TO . DAMN FAKES