icar Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi everybody, In dispare, I come to you all and ask for your help. I have found, in my father's collection, a coin described as follow: Mini coin... made of gold. Obv... I'M OF SOVGN:... L:CHK:LAUEK... with a crowned Queen Victoria Rev... St. George slaying the dragon... 1887 I understand that this coin might have been made of an actual sovereign, but I cannot find any further information about the coin... Could, please, someone shed soe light on this mystery... Your help would be much appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Pictures are essential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icar Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Here goes... not great quality though... One pic of two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icar Posted September 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Here goes... two of two! Thank you very much for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 I'm pretty certain that this is not a gold coin, neither is it a sovereign. It looks like an imitation of an 1887 Sovereign, some sort of token. Sorry that this is not the answer you were looking for. Kindest Regards, Clive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Depending on what size it is, it might well be what is known as a model coin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Lauer was German and made toy / imitation coins. There is a collectors market for them but they are only worth a few pence each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumisMattic2200 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Well it's a sovereign ?? ... what size, weight?? **Snickers** now I have just looked at the photos. Some pretty wicked craftsmanship there! to think the engravers of the Royal Mint could've produced that huahahaha!... ------ Just realised I have one of these on my watch list today http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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