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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1232858, member: 26302"]My friend has a coin similar, but with FAKE chops. Just like in ancient Greece, as soon as bankers started chopping to prove authenticity, fakers started imitating chops to make it appear others have already tested it.</p><p><br /></p><p>The only reason he suspected it was it was underweight. We think its debased silver, but the chops added in the die to make it look like its good silver.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1232858, member: 26302"]My friend has a coin similar, but with FAKE chops. Just like in ancient Greece, as soon as bankers started chopping to prove authenticity, fakers started imitating chops to make it appear others have already tested it. The only reason he suspected it was it was underweight. We think its debased silver, but the chops added in the die to make it look like its good silver.[/QUOTE]
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