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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 3465679, member: 84179&quot;]IMO, since the gold colored inclusion is in a straight line, and there may also be remnants of another line with inclusions above the 2 and by the shoulder, would make the likelihood of it being a strike through very low. </p><p><br /></p><p>Some more gut feel.&nbsp; If the inclusions are bronze or brass, I don&#039;t think they would be present in the melt because that composition wouldnt precipitate into the matrix. (need to get a real metallurgy to confirm this). It would have to be dropped on the ingot/strip during rolling.&nbsp; If it&#039;s gold, then it might be able to survive intact and poured into the ingot or introduced during the rolling process.</p><p><br /></p><p>FWIW, I think it&#039;s gold, but how much can you really tell from a pick.</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=92083]@JCro57[/USER] when you do the XRF, don&#039;t get hung up on the trace elements.&nbsp; You&#039;re going to get copper, zinc and maybe tin from the bulk of the coin.&nbsp; If that&#039;s all you see compare the Zn and/or Sn levels to other areas of the coin. If you see Au, then it&#039;s a fine deal[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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