Found a ancient coin.

Input2 · 15th March 2013, 09:36 PM

I found this old coin on the beach in Goderich Ontario a few years ago, can anyone identify this coin?
Size is about a inch and a half in diameter.

Thanks in advance

Cal Weldon · 15th March 2013, 09:44 PM

Take it to a coin dealer. Now if that were an old speaker, well, we could identify it in a flash.

Try here, excellent site:

http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/

Also try googling things like identifying old coins or hieroglyph coins or...

CBS240 · 15th March 2013, 09:48 PM

It looks quite clean. I hope you did not clean it, that will reduce it's value to collectors significantly if it is a rare coin.

It looks like it is a 'struck' coin. That could mean it is very old.

Cal Weldon · 15th March 2013, 09:54 PM

Maybe find some matching symbols here

Continuing Legacy Hieroglyphs Ancient Coins

bear · 15th March 2013, 11:23 PM

Get thee to a coin dealer, asap. Do not let it out of your sight, it may be very valuable. It may not.

Show them the images.

Is it gold?? Looks gold.

You may have found part of a cache. And left without the cache! ha ha!

Looks *very* old...

Please let us know what it turns out to be?

_-_-bear

scott wurcer · 15th March 2013, 11:25 PM

First picture looks definately Spanish (cross/lion/castle) maybe an old silver reale. Google has lots of pictures, but don't be surprised if condition/rarity only add up to $50 or so.

Ron E · 16th March 2013, 12:07 AM

Not trying to burst your bubble - yours could be real.
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sofaspud · 16th March 2013, 12:21 AM

It's not outside the realm of possiblities, but it seems a little odd to me that an Old World Spanish coin would be found in Ontario. I'd definitely guard it until I consulted a good numismatist.

Blues · 16th March 2013, 01:07 AM

I'd guess French as I see a couple of fleur de lis-like symbols on the 2nd pic lower right.

jerryo · 16th March 2013, 07:50 AM

It's got to be worth going back to the same spot on the beach with a metal detector for another look around. Nice find whatever the value!
Do you know how the law applies to "found" valuable artefacts in Canada? This would be worth knowing.
A friend of mine found an almost perfect flint arrowhead whilst digging on her garden allotment recently; only the very tip of the point was missing.

Good luck to you.

15th March 2013, 09:36 PM	#1
Input2 diyAudio Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Near London Ontario	Found a ancient coin. I found this old coin on the beach in Goderich Ontario a few years ago, can anyone identify this coin? Size is about a inch and a half in diameter. Thanks in advance

15th March 2013, 09:44 PM	#2
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Take it to a coin dealer. Now if that were an old speaker, well, we could identify it in a flash. Try here, excellent site: http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ Also try googling things like identifying old coins or hieroglyph coins or... __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

15th March 2013, 09:48 PM	#3
CBS240 diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: K-town	It looks quite clean. I hope you did not clean it, that will reduce it's value to collectors significantly if it is a rare coin. It looks like it is a 'struck' coin. That could mean it is very old. __________________ All the trouble I've ever been in started out as fun......

15th March 2013, 09:54 PM	#4
Cal Weldon Speakerholic diyAudio Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: British Columbia	Maybe find some matching symbols here Continuing Legacy Hieroglyphs Ancient Coins __________________ Next stop: Margaritaville Some of Cal's stuff \| Cal Weldon Consulting

15th March 2013, 11:23 PM	#5
bear expert in tautology diyAudio Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New York State USA	Get thee to a coin dealer, asap. Do not let it out of your sight, it may be very valuable. It may not. Show them the images. Is it gold?? Looks gold. You may have found part of a cache. And left without the cache! ha ha! Looks very old... Please let us know what it turns out to be? _-_-bear __________________ _-_-bear http://www.bearlabs.com [...2SJ74 Toshiba bogus asian parts - beware! ] -- Btw, I don't actually know anything, FYI --


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15th March 2013, 11:25 PM	#6
scott wurcer diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: cambridge ma	First picture looks definately Spanish (cross/lion/castle) maybe an old silver reale. Google has lots of pictures, but don't be surprised if condition/rarity only add up to $50 or so. __________________ Clay is embedded in our subconscious. It has been there for at least 50,000 years.

16th March 2013, 12:07 AM	#7
Ron E diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: USA, MN	Not trying to burst your bubble - yours could be real. help,old coin found on beach - Friendly Metal Detecting Forums __________________ Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works. --Carl Sagan Armaments, universal debt, and planned obsolescence--those are the three pillars of Western prosperity. —Aldous Huxley

16th March 2013, 12:21 AM	#8
sofaspud diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: San Antonio	It's not outside the realm of possiblities, but it seems a little odd to me that an Old World Spanish coin would be found in Ontario. I'd definitely guard it until I consulted a good numismatist. __________________ It is error only, and not truth, that shrinks from enquiry. - Thomas Paine

16th March 2013, 01:07 AM	#9
Blues Lightning In A Bottle diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Milky Way	I'd guess French as I see a couple of fleur de lis-like symbols on the 2nd pic lower right.

16th March 2013, 07:50 AM	#10
jerryo diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2007	It's got to be worth going back to the same spot on the beach with a metal detector for another look around. Nice find whatever the value! Do you know how the law applies to "found" valuable artefacts in Canada? This would be worth knowing. A friend of mine found an almost perfect flint arrowhead whilst digging on her garden allotment recently; only the very tip of the point was missing. Good luck to you.

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