Copper Coin ID Please

[BerntOut]

A buddy dug this coin yesterday and I liked it so much he gave it to me. I found and Irish half penny about 5' from where he dug this coin, both under a large old tree. I have been unable to ID it. I bet one of you here can ID this for us all.

 

[Montauk]

I think you have a modern fantasy rarity of sorts. I ran a search "raven coin" & arrived at Shire Post Mint. Tom Maringer, the guy who minted your coin rather recently modeled it after something found in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Quoting Mr. Maringer " In case you're wondering what the runes say... it is ROAC CARCSSON FA4. Which commemorates the King of Ravens Roac Son of Carc in a coin issued by Bard The Dragonslayer in the fourth year of the fourth age of Middle Earth. The coin is small... about dime-size in diameter but thicker... weighing about 5-grams of sterling silver. I call it a Raven Disme of New Dale. Striking force to make a coin of this size is about 30 to 40 tons."

I gather that he has discontinued making & selling Tolkien inspired coins because as he states on his website, quote "Due to legal action by attorneys claiming to represent Saul Zaentz Corporation, (doing business as Tolkien Enterprises), Shire Post has been forced to remove all references to the works of professor Tolkien from this website. Our online store will be shutting down completely as of the end of August 2007. The website will remain in place, but will no longer have any connection to the works of the professor."

I''ve provided three links below:

http://www.shirepost.com/

Scroll way down on this one.

http://www.engravingforum.com/showthread.php?t=1458&page=2

And this from eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Lord-Rings-Co...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5d283224b8

 

[Mackaydon]

Excellent research, Montauk; you nailed it.
Green check mark, please.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think you have a modern fantasy rarity of sorts. I ran a search "raven coin" & arrived at Shire Post Mint. Tom Maringer, the guy who minted your coin rather recently modeled it after something found in J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Quoting Mr. Maringer " In case you're wondering what the runes say... it is ROAC CARCSSON FA4. Which commemorates the King of Ravens Roac Son of Carc in a coin issued by Bard The Dragonslayer in the fourth year of the fourth age of Middle Earth. The coin is small... about dime-size in diameter but thicker... weighing about 5-grams of sterling silver. I call it a Raven Disme of New Dale. Striking force to make a coin of this size is about 30 to 40 tons."

I gather that he has discontinued making & selling Tolkien inspired coins because as he states on his website, quote "Due to legal action by attorneys claiming to represent Saul Zaentz Corporation, (doing business as Tolkien Enterprises), Shire Post has been forced to remove all references to the works of professor Tolkien from this website. Our online store will be shutting down completely as of the end of August 2007. The website will remain in place, but will no longer have any connection to the works of the professor."

I''ve provided three links below:

Wow thats an amazing ID Montauk. You are showing us all how it is done.

I thought the writing was fantasy. Im just posting your eBay pic here for the record.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I bet this other fantasy coin in the Lord of the Rings set will cause a heart to skip a beat. The tree resembles a colonial coin.

 

[BerntOut]

Thanks Mantauk! MOST EXCELLENT RESEARCH! I failed to find it on the internet and you did! WTG!
I learned something about fantasy coins I never new existed. I knew that coins was something special. I only wish it were Sterling!
Thank you again. I love this forum.

 

[keverett]

That is cool! Too bad it isn't the silver version of the coin. Still I'm glad that you like the coin Bernt. It will look good in your collection!

 

[Still Waters]

I bet this other fantasy coin in the Lord of the Rings set will cause a heart to skip a beat. The tree resembles a colonial coin.

If I ever dig that coin heads will roll. That would be the ultimate "FOOLED YOU!" I might have to buy one and prank someone with it. My god that thing looks so much like the real deal.
Still Waters

 

[BerntOut]

My god that thing looks so much like the real deal.
Still Waters
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It IS THE REAL THING! It is a REAL Fantasy coin! LOL!

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I bet this other fantasy coin in the Lord of the Rings set will cause a heart to skip a beat. The tree resembles a colonial coin.

If I ever dig that coin heads will roll. That would be the ultimate "FOOLED YOU!" I might have to buy one and prank someone with it. My god that thing looks so much like the real deal.
Still Waters

My god that thing looks so much like the real deal.
Still Waters


It IS THE REAL THING! It is a REAL Fantasy coin! LOL!

It resembles the Pine Tree Shilling at first glance..