Re: What is this Coin??????

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вторник, 14 января 1997 г., 8:00:00 UTC пользователь Robert Lester Francis Corrier II написал:
> okay
> let me try to explain
> i've been out of the collecting scene for 6-7 years
> and recently interest has again stirred
> also old curiousity
> these (2) coins were given to me by a friend of my grandfather
> and have since plagued me with curiosity
> any help greatly appreciated
>
> coin 1
> ======


> marked date: 1701
> size: about the size of a quarter
> obverse reads: GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.
> REVERSE READS: G.Y.I.ET.F.G.REX.S.UF.ST.DST.M.SET 1701 (IN A CIRCULAR
> FASHION AROUND THE COIN)
> OBVERSE : BUST OF GEORGE III ?
> REVERSE : COAT OF ARMS UNDER A CROWN
> COAT OF ARMS HAS QUADRANTS
> UP-LEFT=3 LIONS&BOXEDLION
> UP-RIGHT=3 FLEUR DE LIS TYPE THINGS
> LOW-LEFT= HARP
> LOW-RIGHT= ?
> METALLIC CONTENT: NOT EXACTLY SURE..APPERAS COPPER? BRASS?..COULD BE
> GOLD?
>
> SHAPE: HARDLY WORN AT ALL HINTS OF LUSTRE APPEAR
>
> OPINIONS: CLOSEST COIN I'VE SEEN IS THE SPADED GUINEA (uk)
> (POSSIBLY COUNTERFEIT?)
> (was king george iii in 1701)?
>
> COIN 2
> ======
> EXACTLY SAME AS ABOVE COIN EXCEPT FOR FOLLOWING THINGS
> MARKED DATE: 1790
> OBVERSE: BUST IS SIGHTLY BROADER (ALSO A JEWELRY LOOP IN THIS SPECIMEN)
> REVERSE : SAME COAT OF ARMS(BROADER) READS
> J.W.REX.F.D.M.C.(LOOP).DST.M.S.P.E.T.C.1790
> METALLIC CONTENT: APPEARS MUCH MORE GOLD-LIKE
> ALSO I MAY AS WELL ADMIT THIS..I KNOW IT WAS STUPID!..
> AT AGE 13 I ALLOWED THE COIN TO BE SUBMITTED TO A GOLD
> TEST AT A JEWELLER'S (IT HAS NO COPPER CONTENT) THE TEST
> WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE EDGE ON ONE AREA ONLY
>
>
> ANY IDEAS ON THESE TWO COINS WOULD BE GREATLY!!!!! APPRECIATED
> PLEASE EMAIL TO RCOR...@NBPOWER.COM
> ALSO PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU KNOW OF ANY COIN MAILING LISTS
> ROB CORRIER

Hi,I have the same coin
You can find info about this coin (coin 2) here:
http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1963_BNJ_32_15.pdf
page 10 about coin 2.

I did not find the photos of this coin, hope its rare :)