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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Theodosius, post: 2817620, member: 77077&quot;]I got this coin from a German relative some years ago and never quite knew what to make of it.&nbsp; Now I am convinced it is a Fourree, a silver clad copper core created to cheat on the silver content.&nbsp; If anyone knows any different I would like to find out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Someone must have been suspicious a while back and drove a square nail or punch through it.&nbsp; This caused the copper to be exposed around the hole and caused the silver cladding on one side to delaminate.&nbsp; There is a bit of copper showing on one edge, which might have tipped off the nail pounder and prompted them to do a more drastic quality check.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660812[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]660813[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>It is an interesting piece and I am happy to have it.</p><p><br /></p><p>John[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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