Need some help IDing this coin

[gold nuggets]

I found this coin while detecting in Springfield, Oregon and don't
know what it is. One side says "copy" at the bottom of the coin and
the other side has what looks to be a Roman or Greek lettering that
I don't know. The coin seems to be brass that was pressed between
to plates of some sort and then antiqued. I suspect it may be a token
of some sort but would appreciate information from this forum to help
with the ID, a possible date or where it originally came from if possible.
Thanks ..............Gold Nuggets

 

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[QUICKSILVER (appletree)]

Exactly what it says......... copy!

 

[IronSpike]

5th coin on this link:

http://69.55.175.34/ffrcpg/ffrc1.html

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

I think it may be one of the Readers Digest giveaways like I said earlier. http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=57095

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=57095

As you might guess from the word "COPY" stamped into the reverse, it's not a genuine coin. It's a modern replica of an ancient coin; every year one or two of them pop up here on the forum. They were apparently produced as part of a promotion for a Reader's Digest book on Ancient Greece; the large hole in the middle of the obverse was added to these replicas so they could be glued onto a piece of cardboard. There are several entries of this coin on the FORVM fake ancient coins database; this listing explains their origin.
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?pos=-3715

 

[gold nuggets]

You guys are terrific when it comes to quick IDs and
excellent documentation for the coin in question. I
sincerely thank all of the responders for the ID of the
coin and will mark this one as "solved".
Gold Nuggets

 

[Mackaydon]

That replica was conceived by Dory Development Company (DDC) and initially sold by DDC and the Charlton Mint.
Don.....

 

[Silver Searcher]

That replica was conceived by Dory Development Company (DDC) and initially sold by DDC and the Charlton Mint.
Don.....

So available for anyone to buy, good imfo Don

SS

 

[Mackaydon]

Dory's original replica was made in pewter; it may have been toned to the color first seen above to suit the requirements of Reader's Digest.

 

[GopherDaGold]

That replica was conceived by Dory Development Company (DDC) and initially sold by DDC and the Charlton Mint.
Don.....

I spend a lot of time here and consider this guy to be an authority on coins.

 

[ManBearPig]

I remember my Grandpa getting one of those with his Readers Digest probably 20 years ago.

 

[Mackaydon]

Here's an obit bio on Roy Moss, the creator of this replica coin.
http://poststar.com/lifestyles/anno...cle_97c9d118-1750-51ae-9699-edaf5529f9ea.html