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Easiest and probably best thing to do would be to do an XRF scan on it. Lots of quarters are plated - I've seen all types (mostly from TV/newspaper ads) - gold plating, silver plating, and even some oddball ones like platinum plating. Most likely it's been plated and someone broke it free from a set and spent it.

I'm going to vote for fantasy. The Manchu script on the right doesn't really make sense, and the "5" character as well as the "pao" / "bao" character are both poorly written - and multiple cash are usually well done since they were held to a much higher level of scrutiny by the populace. Additionally, 5 cash is a bit of an odd / scarce denomination.

Definitely different!

Welcome!

Good haul of world - which seems to confirm the trend I've seen for posts re:shows in the Southeast.

It is a lovely series indeed. I very seldom encounter pieces of this series in my part of the world, though.

I'm not familiar with the series, but given that zinc was a relatively low cost metal, I'm wondering if perhaps that quality control / weight tolerance on this issue was more liberal than usual perhaps?

It would appear to be a Pax penny indeed, but the rims appear to be raised, which doesn't seem right - it looks like it might be a cast copy.

On dimes and quarters, just stack them up and look at the edges. The silver ones don't have the copper core and stick out quite readily.

The Seattle '62 medals made a neat series - the gold pieces are pricey and don't come up often, but the silver sets in whitman folders do pop up now and then and are very pretty.

It's a nice classic of Canadian tokens, and among the few to be issued be an entity which still exists today. (Molson Coors is one of the 10 largest brewers in the world today, and trades on both the NYSE and TSX)

Congrats!

Sorry, but it looks like someone's metalsmithing class project.

Welcome!

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I find it a bit odd the the bottom portion appears to be weaker on both sides - is the flan uneven perhaps?

I'm not sure that any of the four are actually coins - they appear to be tokens.

We'd need more information. I'm going to guess that this is a Straits dollar

If someone else doesn't come by I'll try to revisit this post and pull out some references for a better attribution, but from a quick glance, my best guesses would be 1. Crispus 2. Constantine I 3. Constans 4. Someone from Constantine's family 5. Probably mid-later 4th century 7. 4th century. The spear showing up in the portrait should assist with the attribution of this votive type 6,8,9 appear to be "radiate" pieces from the mid-late 3rd century

Neat! I seldom see French notes of the last series of denominations higher than 100 FRF

Thanks for sharing. The Chinese note is a bit of an oddity as the English denomination doesn't exactly equate to the Chinese denomination (which roughly translate as "silver dollar certificate")

"Bid" on a mint 1915 piece would be about $480 give or take at the moment. A non restrike date would be better, but without knowing the condition it'd be hard to say. A well worn piece, for example, would be worth just the same as a "common date".

Middle East, perhaps Saudi in origin. Looks like it's 10 units of a certain weight. Probably something sold by a bullion dealer / jewelry shop.

Hi! As a general rule of thumb, I don't recommend cleaning anything, unless it's a common item with little/no collectible value, in which case it doesn't really matter. Earlier prooflike sets from the 1950s into the early 1960s some in cardboard holders with a really brittle plastic wrap. These should always be left intact as they are collectible as such. Later sets should also be kept intact, but there's not too much market demand for these sets. Those from c. 1963-67 are generally traded for close to the value of the silver in the coins. Those from c. 1968-69 are traded for very close to face value Sets from the 1970s onwards vary. Most sets are relatively common and many 1970s and 1980s sets retail in the $5-10 range. Certification is generally not necessary on common / average material. There are some variations on 1965 and 1966 silver dollars, but frankly speaking, it's like lotto tickets - most are going to be "not a winner" so to say. That being said, if you really have the time to learn the varieties and check yours out, by all means, you should do so just to find out for sure. But most dealers don't generally look for them (rare varieties).

Welcome! If it is a triple strike, yes, it would be pretty neat. It wouldn't be unique in the sense that it's the only one around, but it would be so in the sense that each error has its own story.