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It's old it's silver it;'s a coin but what is it

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bula

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Found this today and all I can tell is that it is a coin, It is silver and on the obverse is a lady with ADA under her neck, above her are the letters ORIA?DFI GRATIA REGINA. On the back is a wreath looking thing with a H under it. The drawing is the best I can do as I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. Can anyone tell me about her?
 
How about a canadian coin? Interesting good find! HH, Nancy
 
[size=x-large][/size]Nancy, I think you might be right it does look Canadian.........:unsure:
 
Might be a Canadian coin. I found a Canadian half a year or so ago and it has a simular word. HH Dennis in Idaho
 
It is a Canadian Quarter from 1870 to 1901 I think that is the date range. I hope it will clean up enough to get the date.
 
0.925 silver I'm surprised it's so corroded.
Nevertheless a good find.
 
Thinking that the quarter was not worth much I tried something, I took a soft lead pencil and rubbed it over the coin, all of the black tarnish that was there disappeared & the lettering came out. You can see much more detail even enough to see the date. It is a 1881 Canadian Quarter. I will try to post some pics tomorrow. May have destroyed the value of the coin but without knowing the date it was not worth much, I at least now know the date & it is my oldest coin so far.
 
Great find, can't wait to see the cleaned up pic!:clapping:
 
I was surprised by the amount of silver in the coin also. I was doing some research on them and here's what I found. Still one heck of a find and congrats on your oldest coin to date! HH to all, Nancy

SPECIFICATIONS OF THE CANADIAN QUARTER:

DATE: 1870 to 1910
COMPOSITION: .925 Silver, .075 Copper
WEIGHT: 5.81 grams
DIAMETER: 23.62 mm

DATE: 1910 to 1919
COMPOSITION: .925 Silver, .075 Copper
WEIGHT: 5.83 grams
DIAMETER: 23.62 mm

DATE: 1920 to 1952
COMPOSITION: .800 Silver, .200 Copper
WEIGHT: 5.83 grams
DIAMETER: 23.62 mm

DATE: 1953 to 1967
COMPOSITION: .800 Silver, .075 Copper (the Royal Canadian Mint does not specify the other 12.5%)
WEIGHT: 5.83 grams
DIAMETER: 23.88 mm

DATE: 1967 to 1968
COMPOSITION: .500 Silver, .500 Copper
WEIGHT: 5.05 grams
DIAMETER: 23.88 mm

DATE: 1968 to 1999
COMPOSITION: .999 Nickel
WEIGHT: 5.05 grams
DIAMETER: 23.88 mm
NOTE: In 1978 the thickness of the coin was reduced from 1.6 mm to 1.58 mm

DATE: 2000 to Present
COMPOSITION: .940 Steel, .038 Copper, .022 Nickel plating
WEIGHT: 4.4 grams
DIAMETER: 23.88 mm
 
bula said:
Found this today and all I can tell is that it is a coin, It is silver and on the obverse is a lady with ADA under her neck, above her are the letters ORIA?DFI GRATIA REGINA. On the back is a wreath looking thing with a H under it. The drawing is the best I can do as I can't draw a straight line with a ruler. Can anyone tell me about her?
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Here are a few pis after rubbing with a pencil.
 
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