soltys Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Hi, can someone ID this coin? Is it original or fake, how much is it worth? Weight 6.6g Thx in advancehttp://i.imgur.com/N9WU97x.jpg http://i.imgur.com/cYFRgev.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreamFLight911 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Great Britain - Shilling 1653, Silver, COMMONWEALTH 1649–1660 Shield of St. Georg. Rev. Conjoined shields of St. George and Ireland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Modern copy of an 1653 English shilling. There are three key giveaways: 1. Hammered silver coins don't have rims 2. A very porous look often seen on cast pieces 3. The incuse stamped initials WRL indicate it was manufactured by Westair Reproductions Limited (see http://www.westair-reproductions.com/) BTW, you may wish to consider resizing your photos which not only improves download time, but your own upload time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 More precisely, it looks like it comes from the "Civil War Coin Set" as seen at http://www.westair-reproductions.com/Civil+War.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arminius Posted October 25, 2014 Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 Yes, these porous surfaces missing any sharp details cry out "I´m a cast repro". In contrast to others i think these repros are not completely worth- or ueseless as they may inspire peole to get more info about the coins and the era. And often a nice repro is the inly affordable alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltys Posted October 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2014 ok thx for reply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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