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Ancient Copper Coins jwr47

Analyzing the following 24 coins I applied the search options of the web and I rather comfortablysearched for the standard prices for most of these items. The web even warned me if a scarceelement had been reported.

Some of the coins had to be identified in a standard catalog of world coins. I sed the !available"#$%# edition to identify the &razilian coins of 2'(4' )eis* which did not provide a readable year.

The reported photographs allowed me to compare the state of my coins against the offered priceclasses. This seemed to be a fine method to find the vale for a collection of coins.

+hotographing the ,otha -oin seemed to be difficlt* as the coin had been polished almost blan. Astrange* colored layer* seemed to be covering a perfectly polished plate. /specially the rear sidelooed lie a photographic emlsion of an ancient dagerreotype photographic plate. 0y scanner !woring with bleish light" did not react to this color pattern and 1decided to consider this as a1gray pictre.

 Fig. 1: 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum Saxon—Courg.-Gotha (F) ! "ront si#e

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 Fig. $: 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum Saxon—Courg.-Gotha (F) ! rear si#e

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The coin has been made of %i&&on* an alloy of sally copper and silver. I thoght the silver mayhave prodced a protective layer over the worn3off coin srface. This silver layer may eventallyhave developed a photographic image jst lie a dagerreotype photograph* which might have beenone of the first !nintentionally prodced" dagerreotypes.

The protective layer has been damaged at the letter 1 in 1,roschen* which may been inspectedin the following photograph5

 Fig. ': 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum Saxon—Courg.-Gotha (F) ! ear Si#e

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Year State Value Ø Thickness Name Material # value

6 ' A )oman Sestertis!#8" 29 9 Sestertis  #

#%293#%9# &rasil 4' )eis 9$ 9 +edro I - #

#%293#%9# &rasil 2' )eis 9$ 9 +edro I - 2

#$9% &rasil 9'' )eis 2# #*: ,etlio ;argas -3<i # 6 # =#72% +ortgal ; )eis 9' #*9 >oao   - # :4.9' ?S=

174' +ortgal @ )eis 94 2 Ioannes ; - # ?S =9:*''

#744 +ortgal #' )eis 94 2 Ioannes ; - # =74.##

#74 +ortgal III )eis 2: #*# >osephs I - # #%.'% ?S=

#74 +ortgal @ )eis coin 94 2 >ospehs I - 9 ?S =$*%'

#7$$ +ortgal ; )eis 9' #*9 0aria Ivery scarce yearB

- # 94*$$ C

#%24 +ortgal 4' )eis 9: 4 >oannes ;I - # D:'.''#%74 +ortgal ; )eis 2*: #*: Eodvics I - #

#%%2 +ortgal @@ )eis 9' 2 Eiz I - #

#%%2 +ortgal @ )eis 2: #*: Eiz I - #

#%%9 +ortgal @@ )eis 9' 2 Eiz I - 2

#%$2 +ortgal 2' )eis 9' 2*2 -arlos I - #

##% verrijsel !<E"

2 A)3Stivers

1T)AS IS?EA <IA

&illon-(Ag

# 2:*'' C

#7$2 France #2 eniers 2% Eois @;I &ronze # #''*''/?) 

#%:4 France : -entimes 2: # <apoleon II - #

#%:4 France #' -entimes 9' #*: <apoleon III - 2

#%%4A France : -entimes 2: # 3 - #

#%47 Gerzog3thm,otha

# ,roschen!Sample 2"

#% ScheidemHnzeF1

&illon-(Ag

# 649$ ?S="

#%7 Italy #' -entesimi 9' #*: ;ittorio

/mmanele II

- #

Total 27

 *a&e 1: $4 +ncient Co,,er Coins

# Similar to Trajan A/ Sestertis J+rovidentiaJ ;F Eongest Eegends on a )oman -oin2 Geidelberger 0Hnzhandlng Gerbert ,rHn e.K.* Action :%* #79

etsche ELnder nd StLdte #%'' 3 #%7# SA-GS/<3-&?),3,TGA /rnst I.* #%23#%44 # ,roschen #%4#*resden. AKS $'* >. 2$ ) B f. St 3 +reis: 49$ ?S

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 Fig. 4: $4 +ncient Co,,er Coins

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Medieval Coin Overrijsel N!" $%&This coins has been labeled 1T)AS IS?EA <IA !2 A)3Stivers"

See5 <etherlands

M 3verijssel* billon !copper and silver"* 2 Stivers* ##%* F(;,

M 3-rowned rampant lion holding sword and arrows* vale at sides(T)AS3IS?EA3<IA*

 Fig. : *+S S/0+ +  Fig. 2: $ Stui3ers (1218)

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!ouis 'V( )*+&• 0aterial5 bronze

• ;ale5 #2 eniers

• relevant sample5 Eois @;I !#7743#7$9"

• 0inting location* represented by the letter N at the bottom* is Eille.

The front side depicts the head of the nlcy Eois @;I who 2# >anary #7$9 had been gillotinedfor conterfeiting the French monetary system by eOpanding the debt and financial deterioration*leading #7%$ to the riots maring the beginning of the French )evoltion. Eois @;I is the onlyKing of France ever to be eOected* and his death broght an end to more than a thosand years of continos French monarchy.

For some strange reason the gillotinePs stroe seems to be symbolized by the coinPs scar. The coinloos lie a precios golden piece of vale* representing #2 eniers 9. A relevant sample is Eois@;I !#7743#7$9". The letter 1N at the bottom refers to the minting location 1Eille 4.

9 Gans in Ec as a 0odel for the Inverse Alchemy from ,old to +aper 0oney.4 les #7 ateliers de gravres 5 en #7%$5 A 5 +aris* AA 5 0etz* & 5 )oen* && 5 Strasborg * 5 Eyon* G 5 Ea )ochelle*I 5 Eimoges* K 5 &ordeaO* E 5 &ayonne* 0 5 Tolose* 0A 5 0arseille* < 5 0ontpellierpetite vache5 +a* Q* +erpignan*

) 5 rlRans* T 5 <antes* N 5 Eille

 Fig. 8: 0ouis (175$) Coin  Fig. 7: 0ouis (175$) Coin