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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2488520, member: 1892&quot;]With this being the case, I take it we can assume you&#039;ve already tested with a magnet and found no attraction? The next step, then, would be XRF analysis for the composition, which nobody here is capable of even given the most accurate of images. Once you&#039;ve determined that the metallic composition is appropriate for the coin, we can then apply knowledge of the appropriate configuration and die pickups - as accurately as are the images provided - to attempt some opinion of authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>But until you&#039;re sure of the composition of the planchet - which nobody here can do for you - further speculation is useless. A typical handheld XRF analyzer of 40 kV or so (any large-scale precious metals dealer in your highly-populated area should have one) should easily have the detection depth to &quot;see&quot; through a layer of copper plating to the underlying base metal, if such exists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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