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Title: real or fake ? Post by: adt69 on January 28, 2014, 10:19:41 AM brother-in-law pick these two up from a charity shop.
any idea what they are (http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o315/rawshooter/IMG_20140127_151938_zps417feffc.jpg) (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/rawshooter/media/IMG_20140127_151938_zps417feffc.jpg.html) (http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o315/rawshooter/IMG_20140127_152005_zps625e3f90.jpg) (http://s123.photobucket.com/user/rawshooter/media/IMG_20140127_152005_zps625e3f90.jpg.html) al... Title: Re: real or fake ? Post by: Chef Geoff on January 28, 2014, 10:47:26 AM Always difficult to tell by photographs alone but my money would be on one of each ???
The coin on the right is a Nuremberg Jetton of Hans Krauwinkel II between 1586 and 1635 and I can't see why it would be a fake as the real thing isn't that scarce or valuable. The left hand coin though is a different matter as it's meant to be a penny of William I minted at Oxford but IMHO the weaknesses in the strike (around the M and U) above the head are far too similar to a Dorchesters replica of that coin to be coincidence; http://dorchesters.com/william-i-the-conqueror-penny-bonnet-type (http://dorchesters.com/william-i-the-conqueror-penny-bonnet-type) Title: Re: real or fake ? Post by: Dale on January 28, 2014, 06:36:53 PM The William I penny is 100% fake look on the kings chest you will see stamped in capital letters W.R.L meaning Westair Reproduction Limited ;)
check out the website :) Title: Re: real or fake ? Post by: jayhay69 on January 28, 2014, 07:17:24 PM FAKE!!! WRL :)
Title: Re: real or fake ? Post by: adt69 on January 28, 2014, 08:09:29 PM Cheers for the info .
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