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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Colonialjohn, post: 2597142, member: 57741&quot;]Yes - any collector that would not like this piece is simply a rookie. Won&#039;t say stupid as I am trying to behave myself as I get older. But - more importantly it would not surprise me if XRF analysis may detect gold in the 1-5 % range or still be seen in hidden crevices visually (i.e., a yellowish hue within the lettering). Normally gold at this level is invisible to the naked eye and its hard to imagine this piece was released as a high pure copper alloy issue in its day.</p><p><br /></p><p>David Wnuck has sold SIMILAR pieces in the past on his FPL and would give you a good profit margin on this piece - IMO.</p><p><br /></p><p>My new book on CCs due out around 3/2017 via Amazon Books will explain these issues - FULLY - indirectly. Indirectly since I discuss these gold mercuric wash copper types mostly with Foreign CCs from 1500-1800 in a 100 page chapter.</p><p><br /></p><p>John Lorenzo</p><p>Numismatist</p><p>United States[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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