i need a COIN EXPERT BADLY!!

[celia-migration]

i hope someone out there can give me some info on this coin. its the large one. http://hometown.aol.com/colleenz789/myhomepage/photo.html

[truthteller]

Hi celia,

 

These coins look like lead copies of byzantine coinage circa 800-1200 AD. If they bend or can be easily indented, then they are lead or pewter. Silver coinage would have a lighter more brilliant look and would not bend with ease.

 

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[celia-migration]

hi truth,

the large one does not bend at all. that was the way it was made.

is there any sites that have any information or pics of it that i could look at?

thanks for your time and yes war is for losers! tell it to bush.

(im not being [!@#%^&^]) celia

[truthteller]

Hi again,

 

There are many books and references, but it would take quite some time to look them over. To detemine if they are silver, drop the coin lightly on a hard surface. If the coin tings, or rings, then it might be silver, although badly corroded. If the coin clunks or thuds, it is most likely counterfiet. An authority on medievel and byzantine coinage is Robert Van Bebber, very honest and will give you a general idea of value over the phone or by website.

 

Robert Van Bebber

Rare Coin Galleries of Glendale

818 243 2900

 

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[celia-migration]

hi again

here is another pic of the coin. i did the drop thing and it did ring. the coin is approx 1 1/2 " across and gold but its wearing off. do you still thing it is from the same time period? thanks again celia

[truthteller]

If the gold is wearing off, then it's a counterfeit. Gold coins don't wear off unless the coin was plated with gold or gold color in order to fool the unsuspecting collector or buyer. Looks like a modern reproduction. A true gold byzantine piece would be worth several hundred dollars.

 

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