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<p>[QUOTE="silverhunter, post: 1678653, member: 42922"]Very well might be, but I wouldn't imagine a "fantasy piece" being made out of anything other than tin or steel. This is a non magnetic material, I am almost 99% sure its copper. I weighed it with my postage scale. It doesn't do very well with things under 1lb, but i got a reading of between .3-.4oz. Which is along the lines of the 20 centavos weight of 10g. Keep in mind my photo taking skills arent the greatest either. I have held a legitimate 20 centavos piece and i honestly can not see or feel a difference.</p><p><br /></p><p>After studying google pictures very closely, you are right, compared to the 70's 20 centavos, it looks like a token, but compared to one from the 40's or 50's, it looks legit. It seems the birds neck was elongated after the 50's, the cacti were thicker and the snake was solid instead of outlined.</p><p>Here are some better pics with a morgan for size comparison.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silverhunter, post: 1678653, member: 42922"]Very well might be, but I wouldn't imagine a "fantasy piece" being made out of anything other than tin or steel. This is a non magnetic material, I am almost 99% sure its copper. I weighed it with my postage scale. It doesn't do very well with things under 1lb, but i got a reading of between .3-.4oz. Which is along the lines of the 20 centavos weight of 10g. Keep in mind my photo taking skills arent the greatest either. I have held a legitimate 20 centavos piece and i honestly can not see or feel a difference. After studying google pictures very closely, you are right, compared to the 70's 20 centavos, it looks like a token, but compared to one from the 40's or 50's, it looks legit. It seems the birds neck was elongated after the 50's, the cacti were thicker and the snake was solid instead of outlined. Here are some better pics with a morgan for size comparison.[/QUOTE]
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