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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2012773, member: 15019"]It appears to be gilded, with the metal underneath a duller color. It's not a question of "is it authentic", it's a question of "is it a contemporary counterfeit or modern?", as it seems you already realize <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I'm inclined to think it's "modern", though perhaps 19th century. Contemporary counterfeits were intended to fool people familiar with using the coins on a daily basis, which this one never would.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2012773, member: 15019"]It appears to be gilded, with the metal underneath a duller color. It's not a question of "is it authentic", it's a question of "is it a contemporary counterfeit or modern?", as it seems you already realize :) I'm inclined to think it's "modern", though perhaps 19th century. Contemporary counterfeits were intended to fool people familiar with using the coins on a daily basis, which this one never would.[/QUOTE]
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