вторник, 14 января 1997 г., 8:00:00 UTC пользователь Robert Lester Francis Corrier II написал:

okay
let me try to explain
i've been out of the collecting scene for 6-7 years
and recently interest has again stirred
also old curiousity
these (2) coins were given to me by a friend of my grandfather
and have since plagued me with curiosity
any help greatly appreciated

coin 1
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marked date: 1701
size: about the size of a quarter
obverse reads: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.
REVERSE READS: G.Y.I.ET.F.G.REX.S.UF.ST.DST.M.SET 1701 (IN A CIRCULAR
FASHION AROUND THE COIN)
OBVERSE : BUST OF GEORGE III ?
REVERSE : COAT OF ARMS UNDER A CROWN
COAT OF ARMS HAS QUADRANTS
UP-LEFT=3 LIONS&BOXEDLION
UP-RIGHT=3 FLEUR DE LIS TYPE THINGS
LOW-LEFT= HARP
LOW-RIGHT= ?
METALLIC CONTENT: NOT EXACTLY SURE..APPERAS COPPER? BRASS?..COULD BE
GOLD?

SHAPE: HARDLY WORN AT ALL HINTS OF LUSTRE APPEAR

OPINIONS: CLOSEST COIN I'VE SEEN IS THE SPADED GUINEA (uk)
(POSSIBLY COUNTERFEIT?)
(was king george iii in 1701)?

COIN 2
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EXACTLY SAME AS ABOVE COIN EXCEPT FOR FOLLOWING THINGS
MARKED DATE: 1790
OBVERSE: BUST IS SIGHTLY BROADER (ALSO A JEWELRY LOOP IN THIS SPECIMEN) REVERSE : SAME COAT OF ARMS(BROADER) READS
J.W.REX.F.D.M.C.(LOOP).DST.M.S.P.E.T.C.1790
METALLIC CONTENT: APPEARS MUCH MORE GOLD-LIKE
ALSO I MAY AS WELL ADMIT THIS..I KNOW IT WAS STUPID!..
AT AGE 13 I ALLOWED THE COIN TO BE SUBMITTED TO A GOLD
TEST AT A JEWELLER'S (IT HAS NO COPPER CONTENT) THE TEST
WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE EDGE ON ONE AREA ONLY

ANY IDEAS ON THESE TWO COINS WOULD BE GREATLY!!!!! APPRECIATED
PLEASE EMAIL TO RCORRIER@NBPOWER.COM
ALSO PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU KNOW OF ANY COIN MAILING LISTS
ROB CORRIER

Hi,I have the same coin
You can find info about this coin (coin 2) here: http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1963_BNJ_32_15.pdf page 10 about coin 2.

I did not find the photos of this coin, hope its rare :)

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