Got a friend that is trying to get info on this coin
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Got a friend that is trying to get info on this coin
He needs to find a Dealer/Expert in the area to have it looked at. I hope he didn't buy a fake, lots of them floating around, most come from Asian countries.
Well, that one on the left ain't no good = it's got a line all the way through it ! ! ! ! !
He actually found the coin on a creek bank off the main river in our area.....
Yep, he needs to run down to a (a couple or three) coin shops and get it appraised.
Be sure to let us know the results = interesting ! ! ! ! !
Where'd ya say that creek bank was ???
he is already there with a metal detector
Hand struck coins like this are centuries old. The Spanish hand struck gold & silver coins from new world metal. It is difficult to tell from the photo but at least one of the 'horses" in the coat-of-arms is actually a unicorn. The lettering surrounding the coat-of-arms is equally obscure but likely is Latin. You might try to make a rubbing of the script to see if it is any clearer. Is the metal silver or gold? I suggest your friend not clean them too aggressively - it could affect value.
It dosen't look struck to me. It looks casted. I think its a reproduction souviner coin but kind of hard to tell from a photo.