Biafra 1 pound 1969

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Posted: 13 Apr 2018, 10:08 #

Weight in Numista catalog:

Weight in World Coins 2015 catalog:

One of the weights is wrong. Any ideas which one?

Sjoelund

Joined: 28 Mar 2012
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Posted: 13 Apr 2018, 13:35 #

Hi,

that's the exact weight (19.76 grs) given here:
https://colnect.com/en/coins/list/country/990-Biafra/year/1969/currency/263-%C2%A3_-_Biafran_pound
and here as well
http://www.gcoins.net/en/catalog/view/980#.WtCUAn--nIU

BUT here is the weight of another site, which is not a copy of another
http://onlinecoin.club/Coins/Country/Biafra/Pound_1969_silver/ (25.60 grs)

I wonder if Numista is not showing a counterfeit coin with images and measurements picked up from one of the first two sites

Ole

Globetrotter
Coin varieties in French:
https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com

doc_man

Joined: 9 Mar 2011
Posts: 1586

Posted: 15 Apr 2018, 11:23 #

Maybe there are two types of this coin ? Both with different weight ?
check this out :
https://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=105699
https://en.numista.com/forum/topic68119.html#p558989

Make some research and get back to you :
https://www.pegasusauctions.com/c08-biafra-1-pound-1969-silver-24-85g-aunc
https://archiwum.gndm.pl/a,789-Republika-Biafra-(Nigeria)-1-funt-1969-st11-,rid,307379.html
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/biafra-pound-km-6-1969-cuid-1046496-duid-1286652

We have 3 different sources saying that the correct weight is about 25.6g

I don't know who add photo of this coin but to make sure that the photo is correct I add a new one from trusted site.
Regards,
Damian

Former numista referee for Poland and half of african countries.
I invite you to my FB group about commemorative coins : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635288620035921

Sjoelund

Joined: 28 Mar 2012
Posts: 15834

Posted: 15 Apr 2018, 17:09 #

Hi,

I'm nearly sure the coin shown in numista is a fake. The weight corresponds to the weight of nearly ALL of my fakes, see this thread: https://en.numista.com/forum/topic9693.html

Ole

Globetrotter
Coin varieties in French:
https://monnaiesetvarietes.numista.com

doc_man

Joined: 9 Mar 2011
Posts: 1586

Posted: 15 Apr 2018, 20:10 #

Right now is not a fake

I changed the photo in the morning.
Regards,
Damian

Former numista referee for Poland and half of african countries.
I invite you to my FB group about commemorative coins : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635288620035921

doc_man

Joined: 9 Mar 2011
Posts: 1586

Posted: 16 Apr 2018, 15:29 #

It seems that this coin have two types of coin alignment :
http://db.stevealbum.com/php/chap_auc.php?site=2&lang=1&sale=24&chapter=50&page=1

and the weight is about 24-26g

Regards,
Damian

Former numista referee for Poland and half of african countries.
I invite you to my FB group about commemorative coins : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1635288620035921

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