Looks like i posted to the wrong area so i will repost sorry about that. I am trying to find the real value of a 1938 San Marino L.20 silver coin. I do know that only 2500 were minted in silver( accordig to the net) and 5 made in platinum.I would think it is a least ms60. I called a acution house about the coin and they said they were interested then after sending them pictures they said a lot of counterfeit's of this coin were made. now i dont know if i should send it to them or not.Phot . os enclosed
Welcome to Coin Talk :smile Have you checked the weight and diameter of the coin? Correct is 15 grams and 35.5 mm. I agreee with auction house, there are many fakes of this coin, and looking your I have some doubts, expecially about the edge...please compare it with the photo of this site http://numismatica-italiana.lamoneta.it/moneta/W-SMR/4 petronius
Thanks i took a look at the coin and the same edge is on it only lighter the dia and weight is correct and had it in a spectrometer and it is 80% silver
This, in fact, could be the problem, but by photo it's difficult to be sure. If you want, I can show your coin in an Italian numismatic forum, to have opinion of collectors more experts than me, but I also need picture of the edge. A photo like this, if it's possible http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/7/mg0408w.jpg/ petronius :smile
