✅ SOLVED 1699 Copper Coin - but what country & type?

[CRUSADER]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/491213-new-land-day-3-finished.html

Anyone know what the top right coin is? (in the group of 4 shot)

I think the date is 1699, double headed eagle & the reverse is blank, so no clues.

 

[Silver Searcher]

http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/today-s-finds/491213-new-land-day-3-finished.html

Anyone know what the top right coin is? (in the group of 4 shot)

I think the date is 1699, double headed eagle & the reverse is blank, so no clues.

looks Russian..

SS

 

[CRUSADER]

looks Russian..

SS

Yes, or Austro-Hungarian or Prussian, I'm rubbish with foreign coins... I think there is a enough for someone to get it.

 

[nsdq]

Looks Russian

 

[Bramblefind]

I think it might be one of these - neat find

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/279004

TOKEN
Unique ID: LON-50A303


Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation


A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy token from Groningen, dated 1590. The unifaced disc has on the obverse the arms of the City of Groningen (a double headed eagle with wings and feet outstretched and a square-topped shield, that is divided by three horizontal bars, below) with a G above and 1590 below, there is a star to the left of the two-headed eagle's neck and an annulet to the right, all within a pelleted and then linear border. The reverse is blank apart from three stamped pellets arranged in a trefoil and three larger raised pellets arranged in a triangle.


Dimensions: diameter: 23.26mm; weight: 2.64g.


Notes:


This is a token struck in the Netherlands during the Dutch Revolts.They were issued by the City Council of Groningen with a value of three stuivers.

 

[CRUSADER]

I think it might be one of these - neat find

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/279004

Thanks solved & older than I thought. It even has the 2 'blobs' on the reverse. I need to put it in my token collection instead of my foreign coin pile. CHEERS

 

[coinsareawesome]

Why is it always Bramblefind that IDs everything? Is she like a genius or something?

Anyway, that is an extremely unique find, Crusader! You should be very proud to have found that!

 

[Iron Patch]

Why is it always Bramblefind that IDs everything? Is he like a genius or something?

Anyway, that is an extremely unique find, Crusader! You should be very proud to have found that!

I can say with a 100% certainty he is not a genius. (because it is a she)


To answer your question... IDing finds is obviously just an investigation based the little you are given and some people have both the experience, good gut feeling, and know their way around google to find the answer... and most do not.

 

[Mackaydon]

We had a similar coin posted on TN five years ago. At that time I mentioned:
"They were used to enable Council Members to obtain beer and wine at the Rathskeller (Town Hall restaurant)."
Source: http://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ukdfddata/sho...t=28579&cat=1
The coin was ID-ed by 'jimmy uk' from Essex on this thread:
http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/what/241446-1590-coin-token-id-please-help-me.html
This takes nothing away from 'Bramblefind' who is one of TN's top ID-ers.
Don.......

 

[CRUSADER]

Why is it always Bramblefind that IDs everything? Is he like a genius or something?

Anyway, that is an extremely unique find, Crusader! You should be very proud to have found that!

Because 'she' know how to research the net.

I put no time into IDing it, as I use my time for British items. However, as its not a coin like I first thought, it is now one of my more interesting tokens, so it has lifted it in my eyes.