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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;loruca, post: 2293725, member: 13524&quot;]I should have been more clear: when I said I &quot;knew a little about coins&quot; what I really meant was that I&#039;m primarily a coin collector, who, while buying coins, noticed the above necklace, and couldn&#039;t resist the urge. The coins are all wholly legitimate, and all date to before nickel was introduced to coinage. The most modern is a regnal year 84 ten para of Mustafa II (1834 AD) In billion, while the oldest, is a 1758 coin of the same type. Most are minted in Constantinople, but some bear the Benghazi mintmark. The 20 reales is a Madrid mint coin, and thus of the &quot;most common&quot; type. As you rightly note, while there could be some surviving value to the coins themselves, if removed from the necklace, it is largely destroyed by the wear, solder, and significant traces of polishing.(Noting as an aside that I&#039;d almost consider a crime the thought of taking apart something so old!) This piece has exited the numismatic world, and entered that of jewelry, where my knowledge is, rather lacking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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