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Message:: [QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 4719138, member: 110350"]Back on-topic. Instead of choosing one of the options I set out in my OP, I wrote a few hours ago to Perry, the proprietor of Herakles, and gave him a link to this thread, in lieu of explaining the issue all over again.  Why reinvent the wheel?  And, rather than proposing a specific remedy, I asked him to let me know what he thought after reading the thread. When he got back to me, he acknowledged that given all the evidence set forth in this thread, it's probably plated. As attractive as it is! As to the coin's provenance, he bought it most recently from a collector who sold him his entire collection, much of which he had purchased from Perry in the first place. Unfortunately, he doesn't remember where he bought this coin originally, but will see if he can find anything. As to a remedy, he offered me a full refund if I want to return the coin.  I asked him if I could take a little while to let him know, because I haven't yet made up my mind.  He told me there's no rush. Honestly, as much as I like it, $300+ is an awful lot to have spent on something that turned out to be a fourrée. At least for me. But I still have to think about it some more.[/QUOTE]