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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2145559, member: 19463&quot;]It is impossible to tell from a photo whether a plated coin is toned or poorly photographed.&nbsp; Many silver coins tone a bit yellowish but there were always people who added gold wash to try to cheat people. </p><p><br /></p><p>Value of fourrees TO ME is never over about 1/4 the equivalent solid coin but they are rarely really equivalent since most are peeling and ugly.&nbsp; IMHO most today are selling far higher than appropriate.&nbsp; I have a lot of fourrees but buy very few anymore.&nbsp; When I got mine, dealers were a little ashamed to sell them and most collectors would have nothing to do with them at any price.&nbsp; Fourree or not, there is a current interest (fad?) in unofficial coins.&nbsp; I suspect this will pass in time and we will go on to something else.&nbsp; My favorite coins page shows seven of the hundred being fourree.&nbsp; Of these, I have trouble picking a #1 but The most recent is my gold over silver Byzantine which is a strong contender even though it only made the page as a backup to the one over copper:</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f98.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f98.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f98.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>However the one that made the list mostly for being fourree is the Hadrian brockage which is also my best example of a fourrees made with eutectic solder added between the silver foil and the core which probably is something only those who have read the Campbell book will appreciate.&nbsp; I think it is my favorite fourree.</p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f54.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f54.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f54.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/f54.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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