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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 8307727, member: 114169&quot;]Okay, tell me if I should start getting excited or not&nbsp; . . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>Visiting the Numista link, it says this medal should weigh in at 7.9g, which is consistent with a typical Lauer brass planchet weight.&nbsp;&nbsp; Lauer brass pieces are usually thin, about the thickness of a dime.</p><p><br /></p><p>I finally got out my scale and weighed this piece. It weighs in at 13.4g, over 1/3rd of an ounce.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is thicker than a normal Lauer planchet.&nbsp;&nbsp; More the thickness of a quarter.&nbsp;&nbsp; The die signatures and repunched letters are identical to the Numista example. Only the weight is different, significantly different.</p><p><br /></p><p>With the Numista brass example, the points of wear show definite discoloration&nbsp; / toning.&nbsp;&nbsp; With my piece, the coloration is more consistent from the worn points to the unworn, just like you would see with an AU gold coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the possibility that this one was struck on gold?&nbsp; Does anyone know if Lauer ever struck gold?</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece really has some &quot;heft&quot; to it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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