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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3739331, member: 31620&quot;]These coins were produced silvered. This was part of the manufacturing process to induce some of the silver to the surface. Here is one of mine of the same type as yours where the silvering has stained red in patches.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20141au%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>A loss of partial silvering is quite common.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20141bm%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Though some partial silvering losses can make a coin look quite ugly. The silvering on this example is so thick that it almost looks like plating.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI_130n_img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Some coins were potentially re-silvered in more recent times (the Victorians like doing it apparently) and have a somewhat different appearance and appear to look like billon but are not. On these coins the silvering doesn&#039;t match the wear pattern</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20132bz%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10618/RI%20160br%20img.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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