Valuation: German East Afrika 1809 J 2 Rupie

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bam777
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 00:30 #
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Any ideas on the value of this coin?
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 01:10 #
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 Were the Germans there in 1809 ?
There is KM# 5 dated 1893 and 1894 for 2 Rupien, but not for 1809 date.

http://www.ngccoin.com/poplookup/WorldCoinPrices.aspx?category=36528&worldcoinid=104876&FromSearch=true
Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
radrick007
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Posted: 20 Jul 2012, 08:28 #
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Quote: bam777Any ideas on the value of this coin?
I'll have to get in here quick before JW ... WE WANT PICS!!! :O
Just because you can't see it ... doesn't mean it isn't there - Anon.

Former coin and banknote catalogue referee.
bam777
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Posted: 21 Jul 2012, 00:05 #
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The ones I have are pretty blurred...but, I'll see what I can do.
Had checked NGC myself but was unsure if I'd made a mistake.
Andrey
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Posted: 21 Jul 2012, 18:12 #
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Here are valuations in Euro from Moneytrend (#3, 2012) for VF, XF and UNC
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.
bam777
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Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 09:14 #
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It must be a fake: as my learned friend suggested that the colony didn't exist at that point.
Thanks for your help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_African_rupie
Andrey
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Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 11:43 #
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It's not a fake, but a fantasy, since a similar coin never existed. The Protectorate of German East Africa was established in 1885 and the first coinage for this colony was struck in 1890.
I collect coins and tokens which circulated in Africa from 18th century to 2000. I sell about 7000 illustrated world coins from http://www.avscoins.com.
ZacUK Numista team
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Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 19:04 #
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  Could not make out images as they are rather dark, so I made them brighter ...

Token collector [1600-1899] with some coins
bam777
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Posted: 23 Jul 2012, 19:26 #
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Many thanks for all your help on this...I think I have sniffed out a scam! Oh well, there you go!
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