I went back and reread the story. She is stating that the Arkansas and Alabama coins are bronze copies of the original silver coin. Totten verified that the two coins had been struck from the same die, a very significant fact in his opinion. He also stated that coins of this particular type are very rare in the Old World (but I cant find a pic of this rare original online). So as to it being a plated copy, there is little doubt. The only part where we are in dispute is that they feel it is an ancient copy.Dano Sverige said:
That part I dont understand because it should be easy to prove. I think they will be in shock when they see the condition of HistoryHunter's childhood find. http://www.gloriafarley.com/chap11.htm
If you could take some more pics front, back and edge, taken in daylight, flash off with a colored background may help. The first 2 pics are blurry.history hunter said:
http://www.s110120695.websitehome.c...rit_orde=fld_Ruler&crit_blok=20&crit_disp=sum
mrs.oroblanco said:I hope we find out also.
I site David Sears is because some 'experts' will put down a coin so they can buy it cheaper. (I've seen that happen).
He needs someone with no "personal interest" in the item, rather than - what is this, is it real, etc. (though, he may find a picture of his coin in a book somewhere in the future)
http://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html
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bigcypresshunter said:I went back and reread the story. She is stating that the Arkansas and Alabama coins are bronze copies of the original silver coin. Totten verified that the two coins had been struck from the same die, a very significant fact in his opinion. He also stated that coins of this particular type are very rare in the Old World (but I cant find a pic of this rare original online). So as to it being a plated copy, there is little doubt. The only part where we are in dispute is that they feel it is an ancient copy.Dano Sverige said:
THE ALABAMA COIN
"This Phoenician copy of a half-dollar-size coin from ancient Syracuse may provide definitive evidence supporting Professor Mark McMenamin's theory that the ancient Phoenicians were the first Old World explorers in the New World."
THE ARKANSAS COIN
It appeared ancient indeed, worn and corroded, with a green patina in places against the copper color of the coin (Fig 11-2). It was about the size of a fifty-cent piece, but it was thick in the center and thin on the edges. There was a small round hole at top center, as if the coin might once have been worn as a pendant. On the obverse, a female profile with a straight high-bridged Grecian nose, faced left. In her curly hair was a three-pronged ornament. Around the edge swam four dolphins. The reverse bore the head and neck of a lively horse, facing left. He had erect ears and a short mane. His mouth was open, as if he were snorting. Behind his head was a stylized tree with eight branches, uprooted, showing five crooked roots. Under the horse head was a very worn inscription. Only four of the symbols were now plain. The edge of the coin had once been encircled with a row of tiny dots, worn off except on the sides.
Fig. 11-2 Arkansas coin, obverse (left) and reverse (right). Photographs by Richard Pruitt.
After two hours' conversation, Kelley allowed the coin to be mailed to Boston for identification. Totten and Fell both examined it closely, the former using a Zeiss binocular microscope, with a magnification of 40 power. Totten stated, "The coin is bronze, imperfectly round, measuring 29.5 by 25.0 millimeters in diameter, and weighing 7.63 grams. It has suffered from corrosion. There is no question of its antiquity or its authenticity. The patina on the coin and in the hole has several colors: green, oxblood, yellow, and tan. Indications are that it has remained buried for centuries."
HISTORY HUNTERS WISCONSIN COIN
It is smaller than the other two; about quarter size.
bigcypresshunter said:
CRUSADER said:mrs.oroblanco said:I hope we find out also.
I site David Sears is because some 'experts' will put down a coin so they can buy it cheaper. (I've seen that happen).
He needs someone with no "personal interest" in the item, rather than - what is this, is it real, etc. (though, he may find a picture of his coin in a book somewhere in the future)
http://www.davidrsear.com/certification.html
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I don't care who David is, but I beat even he could tell from the photo.
Look Dano. if you have any links or evidence or any other reason to believe this is ancient, then please tell us. If you find evidence I will be the first to congratulate you. But you have nothing...zilch. In the first three posts all you talked about is close minded Americans. You are only making yourself look argumentative, amatuerish and foolish. Im sorry Dano, but this is the appearance you are portraying.Dano Sverige said:
1-We need a matching example of a known original before anyone can call it a copy. That is what I cant find and no picture has been presented. I say its a fantasy coin.Dano Sverige said:1-As Mrs Oriblanco says,it's a Phoenecian copy of an ancient Syracusan coin,used in Carthage.It's STILL ancient! (my point all along lol)
2-As to the different size..does "dime" "nickel" "quarter" ring any bells? Maybe it's just smaller change?
3-My opinion on why the palm tree roots? - Maybe it signifies a coin being used away from it's place of origin (Phoenicia/Carthage) and into a "new world" (America's) ? As in "uprooted".
Questions questions
Safe deposit box? When did you secure it there? Did you know of its importance before posting here?history hunter said:
Dano Sverige said:
You have a sense of humor.
bigcypresshunter said:Dano Sverige said:
