Can't figure out this 8r

[windweaver77]

Has a D with a dot instead of an o
Weight and ring are right.


$38 $hipped just a touch more than an ASE.

[300WBY]

Both logotypes were used on the coinage from Durango both D and Do. The assayer initials RM stand for Ramon Mascarenas. One very interesting fact about this issue and the mint that produced it, is that very few examples extant exhibit any eagle breast feathers.
There are a number of overdates for that year they are 1840 over 1838 over 1831 and 1840 over 1839...

[maxwellsilverhammer]

I have a coin that I simply cannot figure out what it is. I am fairly certain it is 90% silver but that is all. It does have a portrait of a man with glasses on the obverse and a picture of a type of building resembling a structure such as a cathedral, etc., with pointed steeples above the roof peaks and doorways of same designs. at first glance it would look like a reverse S u (reverse r) and n 5 There are some form of lettering across the tops of the obverse and reverse but I have never seen lettering like this. Maybe some type of Summarian or Persian alphabet?

Can anyone direct me to a google site that depicts silver foreign coins that could explain what I have?

[300WBY]

I have a coin that I simply cannot figure out what it is. I am fairly certain it is 90% silver but that is all. It does have a portrait of a man with glasses on the obverse and a picture of a type of building resembling a structure such as a cathedral, etc., with pointed steeples above the roof peaks and doorways of same designs. at first glance it would look like a reverse S u (reverse r) and n 5 There are some form of lettering across the tops of the obverse and reverse but I have never seen lettering like this. Maybe some type of Summarian or Persian alphabet?

Can anyone direct me to a google site that depicts silver foreign coins that could explain what I have?

Maxwell; I think you have a Thailand 5 Baht coin from the 1988-2008 time frame...

[maxwellsilverhammer]

Maxwell; I think you have a Thailand 5 Baht coin from the 1988-2008 time frame...

wow, thank you. good knowledge of your coins.. i googled the Thailand 5 Baht and that is what i have. I tested it on my sigmametalitics and it tested positive for 90% silver. the description of the google version states it is copper nickel clad? curious.

[300WBY]

My reference material says they are all cupro-nickel. I have been a coin collector for 66 years now, and having a good memory does help when trying to attribute a coin or piece of currency...

[bronkster1967]

And this is why I still love coming to this site. Members are often willing to help each other out (when they have the time, of course). There's such a wealth of knowledge among the members and it's not all just related to bullion and precious metals, but many other things too. IMO, it's always good to have people whose opinions and knowledge you can usually trust and at least they can often lead you in the right direction even if they don't have specific knowledge of said item/question.

I'm glad that Windweaver and Maxwellsiverhammer were able to get solid answers for their questions. Just FYI, Max... One site I use for reference sometimes (regarding foreign coins) is the NGC World Coin Price Guide. It usually has photos that will come up after you enter information into the "search terms" box, such as country and year. What usually happens then is different years and/or denominations will pop up and then you can choose from there which one your coin pertains to the most. It isn't perfect- sometimes there are no images for the coin, but most of the time they're there.