I have had a copper (looking) coin from the portuguese colony of angola for some years now, and finally decided to find out if it's rare/worth anything!

It's dated 1750 and has a large X on the front of the coin.. with the inscription "PORT.ET.ALG.REX ..... IOSEPHUS.I.D.G" above the X is a crown

on the obverse there is a coat of arms and the inscription "PECUNIA.INSULANA"

I have searched high and low on the net, but have had little luck at finding out much about it.

Please help me,

Thanks

Dean (from Birmingham, England)

Try WWW.coinarchives.com ,if one has been autioned in the past 5 years it might be in there.Phil

Sorry (auctioned);-)

10 reis, but I don't have a 1750 date listed in my old catalog.

You cannot find information on your coin because you are not looking in the right places.

Your coin is not from Angola (it would have GUINEE at the end of the obverse legend if it was), but rather your coin is from the Azore Islands.

Look like this??

Thanks for you help folks.... Kuhli, it is the coin pictured in the attached ebay link.

Looks like it isn't worth a fortune then, i'm just gonna have to play the lottery again this week!!

Dean

Dean.... I don't mind trading or buying it from you

PM me!