old coin

[hmmm]

any idea what it is.

 

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[hmmm]

here is the back side, do i dare lightly clean it with water.

 

[TheDane]

Hi

I think it would be ok to clean it carefully with water and a soft brush.

Can you tell a bit about were it was found, that might make it easier to determin what coin it is.

It actually could look like a reckoning token from Nuremberg, Germany !

Wenn you post a new picture, please make the light come from the side, makes it easier to see the details !

 

[alpha105]

I'm pretty sure thats an archer with a spear on the front.....i have a coin that looks just like it.....about half the size of a penny. Roman is my unedjumacated guess =P

 

[TheDane]

Hi again

I think we got it here.

German reckoning token of the town of Fürth.

At least the side with an archer with a spear is the same, the other side might be different.

http://www.ma-shops.com/knopik/item.php5?id=80826009&ref=preisroboter

Picture from page:

 

[hmmm]

well done, any idea what year.

 

[TheDane]

It is made by the master: Johann Christian Reich (1740-1814).
He made reckoning tokens in Fürth, about 1758-1800.

Where did you find the coin, Europe, the US ?
Would realy interest me !

 

[hmmm]

vancover island. i posted more pictures on the "what is it" section.
http://forum.treasurenet.com/index.php/topic,267798.0.html

 

[hmmm]

i have been able to make out some letters on the back side, hope this helps.

 

[jsehoule]

This is going to sound weird. But use a little milk on the coin. Or cream. Sometimes you can see more details that way. A friend of mine showed me that trick on a coin you could barely read. After using the milk. We could see all of the details.

 

[hmmm]

This is going to sound weird. But use a little milk on the coin. Or cream. Sometimes you can see more details that way. A friend of mine showed me that trick on a coin you could barely read. After using the milk. We could see all of the details.

THAT IS SO COOL, i can nearly read the bottom row. works
i think it is "reich"

 

[allen]

good id on that coin.

 

[TheDane]

Yes it is REICH ~ Johann Christian Reich

Over that it says RE. ..... PF... = Rechenpfennig

 

[hmmm]

just a thought, does anyone know what its worth.

 

[TheDane]

In the current condition really not much !
But it has a historical value !
If I were you I would keep it, not sell it !