kopronymos Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I present an interesting coin from my collection: Straits Settlements, 1/4 Cent Edward VII. Year 1916 (!!) It could be a mule, but as I know the catalogue of Pridmore doesn't know it. The 1/4-Cent is normally a copper-coin, my coin looks like a silver-coin (maybe silver-plated). Can anybody help me classifying this coin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 The 1916 1/4 cent was a George V issue. One possibility is a 1906 trial that got out with an incorrect date. There were no issues dated 1906, so this would just be wishful thinking. I'm assuming your coin is the bottom one in the second photo. Looking at your photos, either you have a landscape setting on your camera, or the coin is too over-worn on the middle devices than the outer rim. That's just not right. I would need to see the full rim and larger photos to give a definite answer. Based on the photos, I would say the coin is not authentic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 I'm leaning towards fantasy. This is not the first time that I've seen a 1/4 cent from a date that should not exist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopronymos Posted April 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 better scans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ScottO Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 portrait looks very poor, comparted to the legend and crown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMS Posted April 6, 2010 Report Share Posted April 6, 2010 portrait looks very poor, comparted to the legend and crown. Yes, it is. A possibility maybe that it had been re-carved? I wonder what a quick dip in acetone would produce. I know that some ancients have been re-carved with plastics, maybe somebody was testing their skills. For the OP: I notice that the coin "appears" pitted/porous in the fields. Does it look like something ate away at the coin on these areas, or does it look like someone hammered a nail into these holes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Snyder Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 Dear kopronymos, I also have a 1916 Straits Settlement 1/4 cent showing Edward VII. Mine is in copper. Like yours, it has a reeded edge. (It is not the slightest bit corroded.). Please see http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=133798 Regards, Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopronymos Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 portrait looks very poor, comparted to the legend and crown. The same can be seen on the coin of 'Bill Snyder'. Could be struck with the same dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoRnholio Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 My vote would be fake. Grainy surface, lack of detail with an overly even "worn" appearance, rather than the proper more wear on the higher points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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