Guest BILL Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Hi all , Have several coins i'd like to identify and see what the're worth if possible. Gold? 19mm diameter x 1mm thick, date 1704 head side carol . 111 dc. hisret indr. Opposite face crown with chain going round coin to attache at each side of crown. Encompassed within is a "shield" . around the coin the letters UTROO FELIX. AD NIP IE . That's one of them, any help would be much appreciated . thank's BILL Quote
Emperor Oli Posted March 19, 2004 Posted March 19, 2004 Charles III coin of some nationality - I'd hazard a guess and say Spanish but don't quote me on it. Foreign coins ain't really my area Quote
Guest Bill Posted March 21, 2004 Posted March 21, 2004 hi , Anyone else have any other ideas on this coin, ive looked on internet but cant find anything. Cheers Bill Quote
mint_mark Posted March 21, 2004 Posted March 21, 2004 OK Bill, my book doesn't go back to 1704, but in 1804 for Spain the coins readCarol . IIII . D . G . HISP . ET . IND . R . (obverse, head side)AUSPICE . DEO . IN . UTROQ . FELIX . (reverse, tails side)which is close enough, allowing for some unclear lettering and changes in 100 years. Good guess Oli!!As for denomination, my book has 2 escudos at 23mm and 1/2 escudo at 15mm but no picture of a 1 escudo! So, it could be a 1 escudo or it could be a 1/2 escudo and they were bigger 100 years before. The design with the crown and chain surrounding the shield is the same though.Now, we need someone with the proper book and willing to look up Spain 1704... Quote
Guest Bill Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 Hi all , I thank each of you for your information .Would it be gold? and would it be worth anything. Ive tried to put pictures on site but failed, seems like some of us old uns arnt to clever . have to get more instuction of my daughter. Cheers Bill Quote
william Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 If you want to post a picture on this forum, you have to register! Quote
Emperor Oli Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I doubt it would be gold, as the denomination seems quite low although I could be wrong Quote
mint_mark Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I think I was the only one to mention a denomination... in those days an escudo was obviously a lot of money! The coins in my book go up to 8 escudos... and that is a 27g gold coin containing over three quarters of an ounce of pure gold! Over three sovereigns worth...The designs on the lower denominations seem to have the shield without the surrounding chain, and they're silver.It could be that there are imitations around, like the brass spade guineas... I don't know. One way to see might be if Bill could weigh the coin. Got any accurate scales? Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 23, 2004 Posted March 23, 2004 I have a later dated 'gold' Spanish forgery that is copper plated with a gold wash, and I know that Spain was another country plagued with forgery.If it's gold coloured, i'd say it's either gold, or gold coin forgery! Quote
Guest Bill Posted March 24, 2004 Posted March 24, 2004 Hi all , I will try and get more infomation . I will get back to you with whatever i manage to find out , thanks again for your interest.Bill Quote
Guest Bill Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Hi All, The Spanish coin that i described to you, have had an offer of £30 . Another coin 1775 guinea offered £100. Do you think this is a fair price ? Spanish coin is slightly damaged . Bill Quote
Sylvester Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 Hi All, The Spanish coin that i described to you, have had an offer of £30 . Another coin 1775 guinea offered £100. Do you think this is a fair price ? Spanish coin is slightly damaged . Bill You had a guinea too? What kinda shape is that in then? £100 sounds like it's a lower grade one to me. Quote
Chris Perkins Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 You had an offer for something that you don't know anything about! I must assume you have pictures in that case, as it's difficult to sell something when you don't know what it is. Can you register and post them here or email them to me (particularly the Guinea), and I think Sylvester will want to see it too.cp@predecimal.com Quote
Sylvester Posted March 31, 2004 Posted March 31, 2004 (particularly the Guinea), and I think Sylvester will want to see it too.cp@predecimal.com too right! Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.