u/lil_soros

Hello everyone, had another question about a die pair i am researching. These two are the only known examples i could find of a gold coin circa 1510s CE.

They are definitely of the same die, however the example on the right has the border dots closer to the rim, and on top of that each border dot on that piece looks like another one was added on it. I am just wondering if this is indicative of a red flag or if it is usual on hammered gold coinage. Rest of the coin has nothing that caught my eye.

Hello everyone, I am currently researching a particular coin die and have noticed that one example, possibly from a different die (though for the purposes of this question let’s assume it is the same die) appears to have letters that are “fused” together. The lettering looks almost as if the characters have been mashed into one another.

I have unfortunately encountered a number of coins from this era that were later identified as modern forgeries, and some of those pieces displayed a similar characteristic. This has led me to wonder whether this fused appearance is more indicative of modern forgery techniques, or whether genuine coins can exhibit the same effect as a result of striking issues, die wear, die shift, or post-mint damage.

My goal is to determine whether the fused lettering is likely the product of a forgery process, or whether it can also occur naturally on authentic coins. If you have seen this error on other gold coins, i would greatly appreciate if you could share them.

If it is relevant, the coin in question also shows signs of die shift in several areas.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Hello everyone. Sorry it is very hard to capture on camera but I noticed that this particular coin has some silver looking areas on some of the designs near the edges (the edges/sides are not silver tho).

In the second photo they mostly just look like shiny metal, but in hand those spots appear noticeably lighter or more silver in color.

I seriously doubt this is a gold-plated coin, but I was wondering if this is something that’s commonly seen on these coins. Has anyone else come across this, or does anyone know what might cause it?

And again, unfortunately they are very difficult to capture on camera and look like metal is shiny in the pictures, but in person those areas look like a different color.

Hello everyone, just wanted your thoughts on a quick thing. I found this coin photographed in a book, no other version of this coin (same dies) were ever sold according to my research, so i highly doubt it could be a casting. I found a picture of it in a book (above coin) and I am 99 percent certain it is the exact same one. But the curious part is that the coin has some dirt on the obverse that does not exist in the picture from 1989, but the reverse has a tiny speck of dirt on the reverse dots that does indeed exist in the 1989 picture. So am i reading too much into this or could this indeed be the same coin?

Hello, I am researching a particular hammered coin and noticed that part of the border dots are normal like on the left image, but some look like the ones on the right? I am mainly curious if this is an error that happened during the striking process, or post mint damage, or weather it is indicative of something else like a cast or other type of forgery?

Apologies if this is a very simple question, I have very little on hand experience with coins so i am trying to identify the reason behind some things

Hello everyone, I am currently researching a particular coin die and have noticed that one example, possibly from a different die, though for the purposes of this question let’s assume it is the same die, appears to have letters that are “fused” together. The lettering looks almost as if the characters have been mashed into one another.

I have unfortunately encountered a number of coins from this era that were later identified as modern forgeries, and some of those pieces displayed a similar characteristic. This has led me to wonder whether this fused appearance is more indicative of modern forgery techniques, or whether genuine coins can exhibit the same effect as a result of striking issues, die wear, die shift, or post-mint damage.

My goal is to determine whether the fused lettering is likely the product of a forgery process, or whether it can also occur naturally on authentic coins.

If it is relevant, the coin in question also shows signs of die shift in several areas.

Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Above are 3 different coins from the 16th century. They are all from different mints. I noticed some coins like the ones i picked above have an “outline” around the script sometimes. I am wondering if this is a common occurrence with hammered coins and what exactly could be the cause for it. Any insight would be greatly helpful!

This coin (16th century, hammered) was recently auctioned and I was researching it and its types. They are usually found in not great conditions, but this particular one had some interesting spotted (?) textures only on one large area of the coin as seen above.

I was curious if this style or way of “damage” is consistent with other damaged gold coins?

Hello everyone, I am considering the display/storage box above sold by the The Royal Mint, but I was wondering if anyone has experience with this or a similar product, and whether such boxes pose any risk to gold coins.

Could long term storage in these boxes cause discoloration, toning, or any other changes to the coins?

Thank you.

Took me way longer than I’d like to admit, but I’m happy with where everything landed. Out of a few ideas I had, this one, like many of you pointed out, is the best out of them.