Is This 1862 Coin Fake?

I had this for years in my junk box with some other foreign coins.

Is it French?

 

Belgian.

 

Thank you, now I have some info. to research

 

LOL, just looked it up,CHEAPIE

 

Yes. Here are some more of similar value.



but if you look at another way,it has loads of very unpleasant history attached

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopold_II_of_Belgium

 

We really don't get many coin questions, but I'll bet some members have interesting stuff tucked away that they don't know much about.
And pretty well everything has a story attached, that's why a few pounds of mixed foreign coins, although of merely nominal value can be so eye opening to any kid with an enquiring mind,geography and history without tests or textbooks.

Of course, there's always the kids that have minds no lever can open.

 

My, that shed is getting more interesting by the moment.

 

Nice haul for so little, lots of silver I have a bunch of buffalos I concave to make conchos for horse bridles....yes I deface coins so I am a criminal. I also cut out Mercury dimes to make jewelry

 

That's OK, we don't mind what you do to US coins

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Nice collection, but it's a real shame what those plastic pockets do to coins and how tedious it is to buy a large quantity and spend hours removing the horrible sticky things.

There is always the chance of finding something really good that the original collector may not have recognised.

 

Davey, you always score on the coins,whether your pickin' or use your metal detector.

What are SLQ`s ??????????????

 

Oh DUH! I don't even know the abrev. of my money

 

OK Af.....be honest.....have you gone through EVERY coin in that monster tub?????

 

.have you gone through EVERY coin in that monster tub?

Only up to a point. A quick skim for unusually good condition, which is as near unused as make no difference, and all the pre decimal (1967 back to Victorian and earlier) small change just gets heaped in the tub because it's not really worth enough to cover the postage to anywhere.

Around 2000, I did have an American jeweller buy great heaps of those white metal sixpences, 10,000 at a time (25 Kilos) for some jewellery project that I think was for brides (something old, something new..........and a sixpence to put in her shoe) and I used to see a bloke who'd take all the pennies off me, but for the last 10years or so they have just been piling up.

Some day, some day. The tub is now too heavy to move anyway, so I'd have to start with a bucket and shovel.

There are probably loads of young collectors who would like to rummage through it but nowadays it's asking for trouble to ask young boys if they'd like to come to your shed and sort through your coins.

It's not really costing me money,you buy a large hoard or collection and simply discount all the very common stuff, your offer winds up being for the stuff you want only.

 

WOW!

 

Hi Af,
I used to give all the brides I knew a sixpence for her shoe. Then all of a sudden they were gone and up in price.
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