Anyone know anything about this coin or ring? Says 1865 on back & is gold plated
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reddit.comPosted Feb 9, 2022, 3:26 AM UTC
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reddit.comFantasy coin! Not antique still cool!
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These are not real gold coins, these are produced as fantasy pieces and are used in some way connected to weddings in Mexico. Normally they are gold plated at most.
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Thank you I figured it was gold plated, the rings been worn for some time I can see on the bottom
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That looks really cool, where did your girlfriend find it
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Thank you, and she found it in a dirt pile at her grandparents as a child & somehow kept onto it ever since
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Maybe her grandparents have a clue, or previous property owners?
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Mexicali
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Emperor Maximilian was executed and his wife went mad.
The artist Goya painted the execution several times: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Execution_of_Emperor_Maximilian
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Goya was a bit dead by then...but Manet definitely painted a series of them :)
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That’s a beauty! ❤️
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Thank you 😄
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History lesson: Maximilian I of Mexico was an Austrian archduke who was the Emperor of the Mexican Empire from 1864-1867 when he was executed. 😊
Thank you so interesting! lol
Where (which country/city) did your girlfriend find it? I’m amazed at the things people find!
Found in America in Southern Illinois haha, pretty out of place