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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;zapdbf, post: 186583, member: 5902&quot;]<span style="color: black">I am learning all i can about this coin because i want to begin collecting it,&nbsp; so please correct me if i am wrong. and add any comments Thanks.</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">All counterfeits of the era were designed to fool the person using it trade by reducing the silver content by weight - That is what i have been told. The weight of a counterfeit is approx 25 grams(that is what i have been told). Based on weight his coin is 26.88 grams;</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"> couldn’t the damage be during circulation reducing the weight by a couple tenths of a gram ?&nbsp; </span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">couldn’t the pits be due to ground damage if the coin has spent some time in the ground ?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">If it is contemporary fake, with the weight in the tolerance, could the metal be of a lesser fineness?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">are most modern fakes minted as opposed to casted ?</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black">I am searching for answers more than giving them so any help thanks.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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