philip2112 Posted December 23, 2016 Report Share Posted December 23, 2016 Dear collectors,I have this coin in my collection, however I have hardly any information. The only thing I know is it that is a "test coin" from a new kind of mint press back in the day. Oddly enough it features the King of Belgium (Roi de Belges) on one side with the Helvetia (Switzerland) on the other side. It weighs 6.45g and has a diameter of 21mm.Any information is highly appreciated :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted December 26, 2016 Report Share Posted December 26, 2016 Well that's a gorgeous coin. I hope someone can tell you more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted January 16, 2017 Report Share Posted January 16, 2017 If I'm not mistaken, it looks like there's some signs of soldering around the edge. Perhaps a fantasy piece made for the jewelry trade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edduns Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 philip2112 I seen your post here and found your coin/medal/mule was interesting and posted it on the Numista site. The members also found the piece interesting. Here are the members thoughts from Numista so far. Ed PetrusAscanus Please send the pictures to Marc, he has made a complete inventory of all belgian medals, tokens and jetons. He propably can help you marc.willemans@telenet.be Please keep us informed ... Thanks apuking I have some books on swiss patterns, I will check if I can find more information on this mule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edduns Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 The bust of Leopold II is the pattern of a belgian 20 francs gold coin.The LW is the mintmaster/die cutter Leopold Wiener Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edduns Posted July 22, 2017 Report Share Posted July 22, 2017 apuking Swiss 20 Francs Pattern 1876Made by the american die cutter and inventor George Fracis Champney while he presented his new coin press machine in Brussels (Belgium) in 1877.Unfortunatelly he did not achieve to sell a single coin press.Private minted pattern where original coin dies from two different coins where used.Of great rarity and if real I think should be graded by one of the two big grading companies if real.Does the edge say CHAM PNEY BOSTON as it should be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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