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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Insider, post: 2557362, member: 24314&quot;]One member of coin talk told me that &quot;the Romans learned to treat the planchets before striking them into coins. One treatment depleted the copper on the outer planchet leaving an outter shell on the planchet that was more near to pure silver. Coins struck on these planchets had the proper weight &amp; they looked to be 100% silver (on the outside) but the fundamental planchet core included a fair amount of copper. This trickery allowed the ruler of the day to make some serious profit.&quot;&nbsp; I heard this story before.</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a &quot;well-known and regarded&quot; coin restorer who changes severely corroded ancients to full silvered condition. His &quot;work&quot; is amazing. He may know the &quot;trick&quot; the roman&#039;s used. I should guess it involves a torch as heat is something easily available to the Romans.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone here wish to enlighten many of us to the process?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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