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  1. Brian2
    Can you post a much bigger closeup of the coin ?
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    Got this one on e-bay some months ago for $6. It was gold plated at one time and most of the gold has worn off, but still lots to see. The date is 1887. Sorry the picture is not very good.
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    Looks like either bag mark type damage , or simply something hard has come into contact with it during handling. Luckily it does not look too serious. (Just my opinion)
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    Also, when I checked this forgery against a real Half Crown of this date, I could not find fault with the overall design .
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    Not sure if this helps, but here is a picture of my contemp forged half crown dated 1819. I found out that the half crowns around this period were a big target for forgers, but almost all were made of copper and silver plated (as mine) Although the poor quality of my picture does not show it, there is still traces of silver on mine, but most has worn off.
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    http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/r...#Greece%20CoinsHi Hullo ! It looks Greek. Have you tried this web site ?
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    My personal opinion is that it looks too industrial. A new design would have been a good platform for a competition ? Or is it too late for that ? I might also add that the logo looks like it might be more appropriate to a company that supplies chess sets.
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    My personal opinion is that it looks too industrial. A new design would have been a good platform for a competition ? Or is it too late for that ?
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    Hi all ! Just thought I would mention the Orion Microxplore on Amazon.com. I bought one, and it is a realy good tool for downloading closeups of coins. Maybe you already know of this ,but here's a URL if you don't. Let me know what you think. http://www.amazon.com/Orion-MicroXplore-PC...130&sr=8-10
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    Exactly. It's not a major error like a brockage or an off-centre, but as struck through errors go it is quite noticeable so more desirable. It definitely has a premium over the same grade "standard" coin. The value would depend on how many people wanted it on the day, etc... So hard to say. Thanks Hussulo. Values are so hard to define. I suppose thats why we have auction houses.
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    Thanks Hussulo. Any idea of value, or just a curiosity ? I suppose it is down to who wants it and how badly they want it. (like most collectables)
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    I was given this crown by a friend several years ago, and he told me that the mark across the head was caused by a piece of string getting on the dies when it was struck. When you look close at the fault, it shows fine strand marks from the string at each side of the main line of the mark. So it does resemble compressed string. Does anyone else know of this error, and is it simply a curiosity without much value ?
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    Go to E-Bay and put this in the search box. WILLIAM 1111 POLITICAL TOKEN
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    20 June 1837 is the accession date, not the coronation date. This is either an accession medal of a fairly common type or, as others have suggested, a gaming token. Does this help ? http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/bhm-1442.htm
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    I was given this crown by a friend several years ago, and he told me that the mark across the head was caused by a piece of string getting on the dies when it was struck. When you look close at the fault, it shows fine strand marks from the string at each side of the main line of the mark. So it does resemble compressed string. Does anyone else know of this error, and is it simply a curiosity without much value ?
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