coolest thing ive ever found in a reject tray

AGBlex · Feb 16, 2012

coolest thing i've ever found in a reject tray

:icon_thumright:

Cassie and i were so happy we dumped the coins when we did

i don't know anything about it other then that date says 1889 and it doesnt look silver

That Canadian Guy · Feb 16, 2012

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Well all I can add to that is that it is Italian.

AGBlex · Feb 16, 2012

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its roughly the size of a quarter . just a little smaller

SFBayArea · Feb 16, 2012

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Too bad that it's holed. Interesting find though.

AGBlex · Feb 16, 2012

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gives it a little personality. Personally have never seen one before and when i saw the gold color shining out of the reject tray i jumped at it

namster · Feb 16, 2012

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I cant seem to figure what it is. The reverse is odd.

SFBayArea · Feb 16, 2012

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namster said:
I cant seem to figure what it is. The reverse is odd.

Probably the U stands for uno "1". Don't know my Italian coins but just guessing here.

ckrakowski · Feb 17, 2012

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i think i found it.

http://www.pmbg.net/italian-lire-gold-coin.php

rocky raccoon · Feb 17, 2012

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its not listed in any list,give it the ole magnet test

Generic_Lad · Feb 17, 2012

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Likely it was a token/medal of some kind, I'm still trying to do some searching on it but I've come across this in a forum (no pun intended)

http://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?action=printpage;topic=72793.0

Which appears to be your coin, but there seems to be no positive identification.

I've found this: http://coins.delcampe.net/item.php?...ken=sslLogin_ffa009876c6d854bb0fc4cc1aa6809e8

Its your coin at a European auction site, nothing interesting about it other than its holed and a medal/token of some kind.

Its a token or medal, but the weird thing is, I don't know what the U would signify. There doesn't seem to be any major life event in 1889 so the date with the reverse design seems a bit odd to me. But there doesn't seem to be much information on the web...

AGBlex · Feb 17, 2012

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all the information you guys have found has helped alot. thanks a bunch. I really don't have any idea what it is or how truly old it is. hopefully i can find a price or something soon

namster · Feb 17, 2012

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Its definitely not an italian coin that was for circulation. The obverse appears similar to the 20 lira coin, but the reverse is totally different. My guess is it was a token or medal for some sort, perhaps bolted to something? It is stylized after a real coin so I imagine the reverse had to be different to avoid legal problems at the time.

ckrakowski · Feb 17, 2012

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AGBlex said:
I really don't have any idea what it is or how truly old it is.

well is'nt it 123 years old since it says 1889? :laughing9:

sagittarius98 · Feb 17, 2012

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"This is some type of medal but I have not seen it listed in any medal or token site.

I think this is a jewelery medal not an official one but the back has a "Crowned U" this is the official monogram of the the last king of Italy Umberto.

It may have been a souvenir medal but I have not seen any."

http://coinedformoney.blogspot.com/2011/08/1994-chuck-e-cheese-token.html