Talossan 5 Louis Coins 0

[Zane P.]

Hello,

I represent the Kingdom of Talossa, a "micronation" founded in 1979 with almost 200 citizens. You can find our website at https://talossa.com/ and our Wikipedia page at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talossa

In 2017, we minted a few hundred coins of denomination ℓ5 (five louis, the name of the Talossan currency), and we are now making them available to collectors. We believe they would make an interesting and affordable addition to any collection.

You can buy the coins on our website at https://talossa.com/culture/coins/ for $5 per coin (plus shipping; $.50 within the United States and $1.15 international. Shipping may take 2-4 weeks). All of them are in mint condition.

The coins were minted by Osborne Coinage at 1.125" in "Goldine", a shiny golden brass. That's approximately 28.5mm, and per www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n12a18.html goldine is 67% copper, 33% zinc. Weight is approximately 9 grams.

 

Edited December 17, 2019 by Zane P.

[JKK]

I can verify that this is legit, in case anyone wonders. I'm associated with Talossa and I remember when they had these minted. Zane's a real person and that's his real name. Zane, if you want to market these effectively, you should probably list the composition and diameter/weight (mm and g, please; the coin world works in metric).

[Zane P.]

I have received this information from the person who is currently in possession of the coins:

"The coins were minted by Osborne Coinage at 1.125" in 'Goldine', a shiny golden brass. That's approximately 28.5mm, and per www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n12a18.html goldine is 67% copper, 33% zinc. Weight is 9 grams according to my digital kitchen scale; the scale is clearly labeled NOT FOR TRADE, has not been calibrated since it was manufactured, and has been (for example) dropped a few times, so that should be taken as a rough approximation."