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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Captain Redfish, post: 2311825, member: 76820&quot;]Hello everyone, I found this coin in my late Grandfather&#039;s envelope of oddities<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p>So far I have learned that it could be a Tyre mint half shekel, I have no idea on how to date the coin but from the research it most closely resembles the picture below however I am no expert. I took the coin to a local dealer, from a distance of no less than 8 feet he looked in my direction and immediately said &quot;it&#039;s a fake&quot;,HMMMMM. Anyway, undeterred I took it to a jeweler to have it weighed, 6.28 grams was the outcome. I welcome any and all opinions as I have a great respect for this community. I will upload the best pics I can, in order to determine within reasonable doubt if this coin is indeed real or fake. I understand the odds are significantly against me but I figure, what the heck! I have a ton of pics, mostly through a 10x loop so if more are needed please let me know. One specific pic shows how the coin is slightly bowl shaped. Thank all you again. Mike</p><p><a href="http://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Phoenician-Tyrian-mint-125BC-66AD-AR-Silver-Shekel-Tetradrachm-Inscription-Tyre-holy-inviolable-city-refuge-Heracles-Eagle-Temple-tax-Peters-Fish-Judas-30-pieces-Hendin1618-early-D.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Phoenician-Tyrian-mint-125BC-66AD-AR-Silver-Shekel-Tetradrachm-Inscription-Tyre-holy-inviolable-city-refuge-Heracles-Eagle-Temple-tax-Peters-Fish-Judas-30-pieces-Hendin1618-early-D.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://www.bible.ca/coins/Jesus-coins-of-the-bible-Phoenician-Tyrian-mint-125BC-66AD-AR-Silver-Shekel-Tetradrachm-Inscription-Tyre-holy-inviolable-city-refuge-Heracles-Eagle-Temple-tax-Peters-Fish-Judas-30-pieces-Hendin1618-early-D.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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