I have no idea what it is

[hellow]

Please can some one help i have no idea where to start or what to do.

It look like a coin, but some friends has told me it can be a token, please look at the pictures and if you need better ones i can email them.

The pictures are the front and back of the coin

[scottishmoney]

Please can some one help i have no idea where to start or what to do.

It look like a coin, but some friends has told me it can be a token, please look at the pictures and if you need better ones i can email them.

The pictures are the front and back of the coin

If it was found in the UK it is a bit away from home, it is a Swedish ore coin from the reign of Queen Christina(1632-1654) these are large size coins, about 47mm or roughly 1.75" in diameter, the date on this should be in Roman numerals but I cannot make it out. I think it is 1651.

I have a similar coin here:

[hellow]

Thanks

Yes i found this in the UK in gerrards cross

Now if that is the case how much can one get for a coin like this, beacuse if its worth something then i must ask how one can get it cleaned or by someone that know what his doing, or if its not worth anything maybe i must just do it myself.

[scottishmoney]

The value is going to be dependent on what is underneath the crust. In nicer, unworn or pitted pieces they start out at about £60 or so. These are pieces because of their size and time struck, that often now are pretty heavily damaged when found.

[hellow]

Thank you for all your help. its so cool to have a coin like this i think.

Do you know how i can clean it or is there someone that you know that can clean them.

[Peter]

Coins should never be cleaned.

However a little light work with a water softened cocktail stick can remove some crud.

Be very careful if the metal is soft (copper or gold).

Apart from that a rinse in warm soapy water and pat dry with a cotton cloth is all I can recommend.

[scottishmoney]

Coins like this should only be cleaned by a professional, otherwise you just end up destroying any numismatic value of the piece. Unfortunately in one of my collecting areas, 17th century English tokens, I find a lot of what I see are harshly cleaned by either the finder, or someone in the middle. These things are usually found in singles in fields or alongside paths etc. and not in hoards, so they are usually never reportable under the Treasure Trove Act, but get pocketed, bagged, whatever then if the wrong person gets it, harshly cleaned to see what it is.

As far as cleaning coins, my son and I have done it with Romans, and cheap ones at that, basically starting with distilled water and a very fine toothbrush and lots of patience. Elsewise, if I had that Ore coin, I would let a pro do it.

[Dg43]

I am very taken with this Swedish coin,it is very attractive and appears to be of superior quality to most British coins of that era with their smudged legends. As far as cleaning it goes - it looks perfect as it is, with just the right tone.

[Peter]

I think you may be mixing up Scottishmonies & hellows coins.

Scottishmonies is a beauty whereas......

[Dg43]

I think you may be mixing up Scottishmonies & hellows coins.

Scottishmonies is a beauty whereas......

Whoops! you are correct I didn't read it properly! Perhaps it could do with a clean of some sort. I still think that it is a beautiful coin(scottishmoney's). I used some rubbing alcohol the other day to remove some light verdigris from a bronze penny.(It is good if the coin has not become corroded,and it does not interfere with any patina)

[scottishmoney]

I like collecting the coins of passionate ladies in history, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Christina of Sweden, Queen Elizabeth I. I recently bought a Ryal from 1566 from Scotland, but I really want one of Mary's portrait coins, along with a portrait silver crown from Sweden issued during the reign of Queen Christina.