PhilipBe
Joined: 28-Oct-2012
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Posted: 23-Dec-2012, 12:12
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Posted: 23-Dec-2012, 12:12
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I have a coin similar to the following
1 Franc - Albert II (French text)
1994-2001
Steel – 2.75 g – ø 18 mm
KM# 187
BUT the size of the coin is
22 mm, see picture
(the coin in question is in the middle)
Is this a trial strike? it is the first year of the coins made with Albert II
Kind regards
Andrey
Joined: 16-Jul-2012
Posts: 754
Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 07:14
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Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 07:14
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My small "Catalogue des Monnaies Belges" by Morin and Eyckmans (2005) does not list such a variety.
Could you post the picture of the obverse? What is the weight? Is your coin magnetic?
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PhilipBe
Joined: 28-Oct-2012
Posts: 116
Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 17:21
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Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 17:21
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Thank you for the reply,
The coin is magnetic and I add a picture of the obverse
It is identical to the smaller coin,
I cannot weight the coin.
Is it a test trial? it is the first year of the Albert II coins.
Dr. Math
Joined: 1-Sep-2012
Posts: 680
Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 22:22
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Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 22:22
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Quote: PhilipBeThank you for the reply,
The coin is magnetic and I add a picture of the obverse
It is identical to the smaller coin,
I cannot weight the coin.
Is it a test trial? it is the first year of the Albert II coins.
Looks pretty fake to me.
KennyG
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Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 22:26
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Posted: 24-Dec-2012, 22:26
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Yeah it looks like a contemporary counterfeit.
Which makes me wonder why someone would fake such a cheap coin.
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Andrey
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Posted: 25-Dec-2012, 04:10
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Posted: 25-Dec-2012, 04:10
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The portrait is obviously different from the circulating coin. It was not made from the same engraving by re-scaling. The image is also not very pleasing for the king (those old man's deep wrinkles on the neck and sharp nose ...) Thus it is not a test of size or material and unlikely to be a pattern.
Faking a cheap coin in different size is also unlikely.
I suppose this could be a token of some sort, e.g. for gaming or teaching purposes.
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from
http://www.avscoins.com.
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