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wardbraun · ‎07-31-2021

I was getting some sterling cross pendants ready to post and came across this thing in my religious stuff pile. It tests as Sterling and its kind of heavy for 1-1/8” at 16 grams. I kind of see a cross on one side so I guess that’s why I through it in there but the other side has some numbers. An old coin? Any ideas??

donsdetour · ‎07-31-2021

appears to be a coin : does a magnet stick to it??

dimakr7 · ‎07-31-2021

May be a Spanish cob.

Larry

On the Chisholm Trail.

dream*peddler · ‎07-31-2021

Yes, a cob. Could be Spanish, Mexican or Portugese. Very old. You should have that checked out at a coin dealer since there are many fakes. They were initially sliced off a round bar and the image was hammered on. Over time, people would shave bits and pieces off for the silver value.

I'm not a hoarder! There's a price tag on everything!

wardbraun · ‎07-31-2021

Well that turned out to be pretty neat! I just looked at a few online and it certainly has that look. I assume it would have diminished value because of the pendant hole. Grrrrrr. (Of course a few minutes ago I thought it might be trash so still a win!) A coin dealer huh? I don’t have one of those but I’ll try to rustle one up. I don’t think my jewelry guy does coins.

Don...a magnet doesn’t stick and I tested it with 18k acid and comes up a milky white blue.

evelyb30 · ‎08-01-2021

Try registering on cointalk.com - it's mostly guys but they're friendly. I'm on the antiquers side of the board early and often. Just tell them you're a total newb who had this piece fall in your lap.

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santamonicajeweler · ‎08-01-2021

Spanish cobs are in 13 gram and 27 gram weight because "One Troy Ounce contains 2.75 grams more than a Regular Ounce" Spanish used Regular Ounce weighting system. Your coin weights 16 gram or appx 1/2 Troy Ounce.

These coins are commonly taken rubber mold of and copied in Sterling Silver. You need to check for surface porosity to figure out if this coin is a copy or a real deal. Either way, since coin is drilled, pretty much it's sold for a little more than its weight and used as ornaments. Actually, looks beautiful on a gold frame with Sapphires and Rubies on a gold chain

santamonicajeweler · ‎08-01-2021

Please check the red oval area and tell me what do you see inside the yellow target. Are those raised up or holes? Thanks

wardbraun · ‎08-01-2021

Evelyn....thanks I’ll check them out!
SantaMon...geez...the spot you’re asking about is small! It’s actually pretty flat, not particularly porous looking. I tried a few more pics of that area to show you. Really interesting that the weight of this gave you information. Thanks for the education. I guess the hole really is unfortunate in the case that it’s real. 🤦🏻‍♀️

santamonicajeweler · ‎08-01-2021

You shouldn't look for holes. We want to see holes for real coin. You should look for 'sort of say'; mountains.

It's okay. You need a microscope

Then, I am 50-50 my friend. Not sure if this coin is real!

dream*peddler · ‎08-01-2021

There's a lot of information on that coin. A cob expert can tell you everything you need to know such as where it was minted and other interesting info. The heraldic figures on the cross side are similar to silver marks on jewelry and flatware. I believe I see a date of 1702 on one side. I used to have a book on cobs but I lent it to someone and never got it back.

I'm leaning towards it being authentic because if someone went to the trouble to drill it an wear it, it might have been a personal memento of some type. At one time I had 4 cobs but now I'm down to one.

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