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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hontonai, post: 353865, member: 4703&quot;]Combining the design deterioration with those dimensions, I seriously doubt that the goin is gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>The diameter is roughly that of a mid-19th Century French 50 francs, which weighs 16.1290g, and even though your coin is fairly thin, I don&#039;t think that&#039;s enough for the weight discrepancy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I&#039;ll stick with my initial diagnosis of corroded coin, possibly brass or bronze.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Once the obverse is rotated about 20 degrees clockwise, the bust becomes more distinct and based on its overall appearance I would guess Roman or Greek ancient.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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