Drake181 Active Member Silver Stacker Aug 13, 2019 #1 Saw this in an antiques group I'm in, they are asking for identification and value of the coin, just wondering if anyone here has seen one before?
Saw this in an antiques group I'm in, they are asking for identification and value of the coin, just wondering if anyone here has seen one before?
66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker Aug 13, 2019 #2 Looks like a very well worn spanish escudo https://coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinText/Sp-Gold.2.html
Oddjob Well-Known Member Silver Stacker Aug 13, 2019 #3 Thinking same re old Spanish coin. https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=18026
Drake181 Active Member Silver Stacker Aug 14, 2019 #5 mmm....shiney! said: Is it gold or silver? Click to expand... Looks to be gold.
Drake181 Active Member Silver Stacker Aug 14, 2019 #6 Mystery solved for all those playing at home.... Its a fake. http://www.acquacollectibles.com/5-five-merlingold-replica-pirate-dubloons.html
Mystery solved for all those playing at home.... Its a fake. http://www.acquacollectibles.com/5-five-merlingold-replica-pirate-dubloons.html
66rounds Well-Known Member Silver Stacker Aug 14, 2019 #7 Was definitely hurting my head as to why the designs didn't match up. Good find.
Silver Soul Well-Known Member Silver Stacker Aug 14, 2019 #8 The skirt on the crown tells straight away its a fake.
mmm....shiney! Administrator Staff member Silver Stacker Aug 14, 2019 #9 Drake181 said: Looks to be gold. Click to expand... Lol, so it’s neither.