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Originally Posted by ohadary What do you think, can it be a fake? |
It certainly
can be a fake, and if an expert believes that it is, who am I to argue with him
Assuming that the diver who gave it to you was telling the absolute truth, it doesn't prove anything about it's authenticity. Being found underwater in need of a cleaning proves only two things:
- Iit was in the water when found; and
- It had gotten dirty between the time it was made and the time it was found.
From that information, and that information alone, it can be conclusively deduced that it is either:
- A genuine coin
- A contemporary counterfeit made for circulation
- A replica or fantasy piece made more than 100 years ago
- A replica or fantasy piece made less than 100 years ago for some legitimate purpose
- A "souvenir" made to fool tourists/collectors which was artificially aged and planted to be found
- A "souvenir" made to fool tourists/collectors which was tossed into the water by a sucker who bought it and later found out what it was
- A "souvenir" made to fool tourists/collectors which was accidentally dropped in the water
- Something else.
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