bigcaddy64
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After reading the 1792 half disme thread I figured I should take a look at some of my stashed away coins.
I was encouraged to start collecting coins at a young age by my great grandfather, grandfather and father so I listened and have done so ever since.
I've been doing some serious housecleaning in the past few days and have started to really dig deep into some of my "rainy day" items. In doing so I came across my early coin collection that my dad had given me years ago. It had been stored in his deposit box since I had no safe storage at such a young age.
One of the coins in that pile had been placed in a coin protector and labeled "unknown coin" by me at around 7-8 years old
It appears to be silver but is heavily worn and has eluded identification for many years. Now that I'm more familiar with coins I think I see a shield on one side but really have no idea. It's definitely not domestic. The size is close to a US quarter but definitely thinner. It appears to be a struck coin with a wavy surface and irregular edges
Does anybody have an idea of what country it might be from or a possible age?
I was encouraged to start collecting coins at a young age by my great grandfather, grandfather and father so I listened and have done so ever since.
I've been doing some serious housecleaning in the past few days and have started to really dig deep into some of my "rainy day" items. In doing so I came across my early coin collection that my dad had given me years ago. It had been stored in his deposit box since I had no safe storage at such a young age.
One of the coins in that pile had been placed in a coin protector and labeled "unknown coin" by me at around 7-8 years old
It appears to be silver but is heavily worn and has eluded identification for many years. Now that I'm more familiar with coins I think I see a shield on one side but really have no idea. It's definitely not domestic. The size is close to a US quarter but definitely thinner. It appears to be a struck coin with a wavy surface and irregular edges
Does anybody have an idea of what country it might be from or a possible age?