Silver Identification

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Silver Identification

Postby TXBullion » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:35 pm

Can someone help me identify these two coins. I would ask by buddy shinosuke but he hasn't been on for a little while

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Re: Silver Identification

Postby aloneibreak » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:09 pm

one on the right is taiwan 5 chiao -- #532 -- year 38 is 1949 -- weighs 5 grams, .7200 silver .1157 oz asw

should be sized between a nickel and a quarter
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Re: Silver Identification

Postby aloneibreak » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:15 pm

left is iran 2 rials - cant make out the date though

its at 12 oclock in the second picture - upside down

that would tell whether silver or CuNi
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Re: Silver Identification

Postby Thogey » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:23 pm

aloneibreak wrote:left is iran 2 rials - cant make out the date though

its at 12 oclock in the second picture - upside down

that would tell whether silver or CuNi


It looks like the silver one

.600 .0617 asw
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Re: Silver Identification

Postby TXBullion » Wed Jan 18, 2012 11:23 pm

thanks a lot, the iran should be a silver coin but not sure of the date on it
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Re: Silver Identification

Postby uthminsta » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:34 am

It looks like 1322 which would be 1904. But I can't tell for sure.
Member BCNUMISMATICS shared a nice site that helps identify "foreign" numbers. Check it out here:
http://apps.creounity.com/time_machine/ ... o=iran.php
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Re: Silver Identification

Postby TXBullion » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:35 am

uthminsta wrote:It looks like 1322 which would be 1904. But I can't tell for sure.
Member BCNUMISMATICS shared a nice site that helps identify "foreign" numbers. Check it out here:
http://apps.creounity.com/time_machine/ ... o=iran.php


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