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Message:: [QUOTE="recurved, post: 1422433, member: 37632"][ATTACH]173368.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]173366.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]173369.vB[/ATTACH]Ok so here is the coin i have. i have attached the images also as well as posted them. the first in reverse. second is my attempt at a sharper image using photoshop. 3rd pic is obverse. the coin is heavy. Appears to be copper or brass. is dirty. could be gold but i doubt it as i hear gold retains its shine and does not tarnish. but i havnt cleaned it. so maybe just needs polished im not sure.  I spent some time searching online with no luck so im passing the quest onto anyone that can help. I kno nothing about anchient coins. If i was to guess it looks fake to me just becuase is no writing on it. The ones i see online usually contain some letters. Maybe this is to old to have lettering? im not sure. Now the only thing telling me this is not fake. it was collected from a bombed or raided museum during the war. it has been kept in my family. we had 2 that looked almost the same. one was taken to my fathers school when he was a child. someone broke into his locker and stole it. He showed it to a few teachers and the said it was valuable. Can a coin be c14 dated. carbon dated? if anyone has seen somethin like this or may be able to give me some more info that would be greatly appreciated.[/QUOTE]