Help with ID please...

celtex · Jun 10, 2010

About the size of a US quarter maybe copper or bronze. Found in older 20s-30s church yard. Thanks!

divewrecks · Jun 10, 2010

celtex said:
About the size of a US quarter maybe copper or bronze. Found in older 20s-30s church yard. Thanks!

Looks like a replica spanish treasure coin that the plating has nearly worn off on. I can make out the cross with castles and lions on one side and the kings name on the periphery of the other.

Stan

goldcoastwayne · Jun 10, 2010

Sorry, I have to concur with Stan....that is a facsimile.

Wayne

celtex · Jun 10, 2010

goldcoastwayne said:
Sorry, I have to concur with Stan....that is a facsimile.

Wayne

Thanks guys! :notworthy:

It was fun for awhile! ::)

divewrecks · Jun 11, 2010

celtex said:
Thanks guys! It was fun for awhile!

Better a fake cob than a real clad! Come back and see us or stay around ans study a while.....

Stan

divewrecks · Jun 11, 2010

Noy just like yours, but similar:

http://cgi.ebay.com/EXANO-1730-Copper-Spanish-Peruvian-Colonial-Cob-Coin-/270592087385

Stan

celtex · Jun 11, 2010

DiveWrecks said:
celtex said:

Thanks guys! It was fun for awhile!

Click to expand...

Better a fake cob than a real clad! Come back and see us or stay around ans study a while.....

Stan

I will thanks!
:dontknow:

Only comment is why such a non-sharp reproduction? Fakes I've seen are in FINE to UC, sharp and crisp this one looks very worn. Maybe coin used as mold was in bad shape? :icon_scratch:

divewrecks · Jun 11, 2010

celtex said:
I will thanks!
Only comment is why such a non-sharp reproduction? Fakes I've seen are in FINE to UC, sharp and crisp this one looks very worn. Maybe coin used as mold was in bad shape?

I think you are confusing "sharp" with "detailed". Many cobs, because of planchet thickness variation or die position, are unevenly struck, causing only a portion of the die detail to become impressed in the coin's surface. "Sharp" to me would mean that the design elements, except where worn, appear crisp, squared off or "chiseled".

Your coin had lots of detail - most of the key design elements are there. This would be expected from a repro. Why would anyone copy a poorly struck example? If you are going to make a fantasy, repro, or downright fake it might as well be a good one. The design imprint on your coin is not "sharp" it has smoothed edges on the design elements which would be typical of replica coins made with conventional casting processes.

Stan