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I have two LABUAN COLONY I/V L coins dated 1817. The obverse of one is horizontal, the other is a normal coin obverse. I did not found references anywhere. Please help me if you can.
I am a brazilian collector
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Best regards
Rogerio Guimaraes
Hi Rogerio,
I am not the person you originally asked teh question to, but saw it in our "question pool".
The Labuan colony in an island in Malaysia, that later became part of the larger British colony of the Straits Settlements.
There were no official coins issued at this time, but there were merchant tokens. Your pieces are most likely such merchant tokens.
I would not be able to put a value on them, since I have not seen their condition and also there are no records for these being sold recently.
One thing I can tell you is that early tokens from this area are quite rare and the prices are very high.
Thanks! =)
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Dmitry Livshits
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My specialty is world coins from the 18th to 20th centuries, primarily non-US foreign coins and related areas such as errors and exonumia (tokens, medals, etc.). I can answer questions relating to identification, grading, selling, preservation and evaluation of such items. In addition to catalog value, I can give you the practical market value and trends for specific types of coins. I will also take questions regarding counterfeits (both modern and antique) and on how to identify them. I am NOT knowledgeable in paper money/banknotes, ancient or "shipwreck" coins. Thank you.
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Collector of world coins since early childhood. Access to a variety of auction records and reference material. You can also find me on Facebook.
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A.S. in Psychology (2006), B.A. in Forensic Psychology (2008), M.A. in Forensic Psychology (2011).
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