Sinsie Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 My girlfriend bought me a medallion off of Ebay this Christmas and I've been trying to simply FIND the medallion. But can't and I am pretty certain it is a fake. It doesn't appear to have aged right, but I am a beginner in collecting coins. The back of this coin I have never seen before on all of my searches for Frederick the Great medallions and coins. So is it fake like I am now assuming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted January 19, 2015 Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Check out this link to a Google Books online copy, page 252 of Münzen- und Medaillen-Sammlung in der Marienburg, edited by Emil Bahrfeldt. Your medal is there, listed in silver... https://books.google.com/books?id=Du81AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA252&lpg=PA252&dq=ex+armata+non+hostiliter+pressa&source=bl&ots=KvxVX6Vgqg&sig=bRDJmyPy0AJZN0WMTxy3Y6MUEc8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KpW9VIvLIoiWgwTO5YAI&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=ex%20armata%20non%20hostiliter%20pressa&f=false (later edit: Your copy of the medal looks as if it were struck in something other than silver, perhaps as a trial...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinsie Posted January 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2015 Yeah it's a very light medal also sorry if I am asking an obvious question, but what do you mean by trial? Also thank you for showing me info on this coin even if it's not real, it's still pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 Your medal is certainly real and most likely dates from the 18th century; it's just not struck in silver. A trial is a first copy struck in a cheaper metal so the engraver can check how the design looks (etc.) before deciding to go on to making final copies in bronze or silver. Trials were often done in lead, although if yours is light, it may be a mixture of other metals. People collect trials; yours is certainly interesting; it may be worth somewhat more than you think, to the right collector. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinsie Posted January 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 This is really awesome. Thank you for helping me out and giving me all this info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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