Is it a token or a coin ?

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tamilcoins
Joined: 28 Ekim 2012
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Posted: 17 Kas 2012, 11:20 #
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https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces7400.html



Is it a token or a coin ?
@josephjk
Joined: 26 Tem 2011
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Posted: 17 Kas 2012, 12:19 #
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Probably a token/fantasy piece.
This is what an 1851 US dollar looked like
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces6157.html

https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces11472.html
Cerulean
Joined: 1 Kas 2010
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Posted: 19 Kas 2012, 15:57 #
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Sans serif fonts like the one used on the reverse were very unusual in the 19th century, but very common in the 20th.
ZacUK Numista team
Joined: 3 Ocak 2011
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Posted: 19 Kas 2012, 16:14 #
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  Don't know if you can read French, but there was one of those on the French Numista ...

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic813.html

https://en.numista.com/forum/topic7884.html

  And I remember a while ago reading about them ...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_value_of_an_1851_Indian_head_silver_dollar

http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n34a08.html
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
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