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Not sure what this trinket does, can anyone identify it?
Posted: Fri May 05, 2017 6:17 pm
by Markaty
Hi guys,
Could someone tell me what this small item of 800 silver would have been used for?
I thought maybe a pill holder, but as the middle of the tube pushes down and is tensioned, I thought perhaps not. I would say money holder but diameter is too small.
Any thoughts?
Kind regards,
Mark
Re: Not sure what this trinket does, can anyone identify it?
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 12:21 am
by Bahner
Hello, it is for small coins. Regards, Bahner
Re: Not sure what this trinket does, can anyone identify it?
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 3:12 am
by AG2012
Hi,
Check the diameter.
In German Empire the diameter of silver 1/2 Mark was 20mm. Is it even smaller than that?
10 and 5 Pfennig in copper nickel was about the same, 1-2 mm difference.
Many European countries had coins of similar diameter at the time (before The Great War).
Regards
Re: Not sure what this trinket does, can anyone identify it?
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 1:27 pm
by Markaty
AG2012 wrote:Hi,
Check the diameter.
In German Empire the diameter of silver 1/2 Mark was 20mm. Is it even smaller than that?
10 and 5 Pfennig in copper nickel was about the same, 1-2 mm difference.
Many European countries had coins of similar diameter at the time (before The Great War).
Regards
Thanks guys for replying. The Diameter is 16mm whivch I thought may be too small for a coin holder.
I guess there were coins in those days that were that small!