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<p>[QUOTE="Craig Z, post: 2692595, member: 74583"]Hello all. Recently, I won an eBay auction for an Edward iii silver Groat. The seller has a 5 star rating with over 22,000 sales. The description the seller gave the coin is as followed:</p><p><br /></p><p>"Edward iii Silver Groat - 2.89grams - Contemporary - (R185)"</p><p><br /></p><p>I am wondering if anyone can tell me if a weight of 2.89 grams for an E3 Groat is possible. From what I've read and catelouged, most groats from this period were 3.5-4.7 grams with most I've seen in the 4+ gram range. The weight given at 2.89 grams seems extremely light. Unfortunately the seller did not give size dimensions or read of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe he mistakened the coin for half Groat? Maybe it's fake?</p><p><br /></p><p>Any info anyone can give me would be much appreciated as I kinda jumped the gun and bought the coin before really thinking about the details. Just want to make sure what I purchased is authentic and classified correctly.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you!</p><p>~ Attached are photos front and back of the coin. [ATTACH=full]604356[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]604357[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Craig Z, post: 2692595, member: 74583"]Hello all. Recently, I won an eBay auction for an Edward iii silver Groat. The seller has a 5 star rating with over 22,000 sales. The description the seller gave the coin is as followed: "Edward iii Silver Groat - 2.89grams - Contemporary - (R185)" I am wondering if anyone can tell me if a weight of 2.89 grams for an E3 Groat is possible. From what I've read and catelouged, most groats from this period were 3.5-4.7 grams with most I've seen in the 4+ gram range. The weight given at 2.89 grams seems extremely light. Unfortunately the seller did not give size dimensions or read of the coin. Maybe he mistakened the coin for half Groat? Maybe it's fake? Any info anyone can give me would be much appreciated as I kinda jumped the gun and bought the coin before really thinking about the details. Just want to make sure what I purchased is authentic and classified correctly. Thank you! ~ Attached are photos front and back of the coin. [ATTACH=full]604356[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]604357[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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