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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 936936, member: 19463&quot;]It would be relatively easy to know but you don&#039;t want to know that bad.&nbsp; Cutting the coin in half right down the middle should expose the core showing either relatively intact electrum looking material or something else (copper?).&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t do it.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I am the same one but quote what I posted on my index page:</p><p><font face="Arial">&quot;This page is very much a &#039;fast food&#039; or &#039;pop culture&#039; approach to the subject of ancient numismatics. I am an amateur collector and offer no guarantee of completeness or accuracy on any material on this site. <b>I recommend that you research your questions rather than accepting blindly anything posted here. I also recommend you apply this same degree of care in using any other source material online or in hard copy.</b> This site was intended to expose new collectors to an enjoyable hobby. No claim is made to serious scholarship. Serious numismatists are also welcomed here while they await publication of more proper and scholarly coverage of this material. Images posted on this site are taken from a variety of sources including my personal collection and several other private collections.&quot;</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Arial">When I started my page, there was not a lot available online on ancient coins so what I believed might seem to bear some &#039;authority&#039; that is not supported by a wallfull of sheepskins from accredited universities.&nbsp; Even today, it is easier to find information (online or in books) from those who think they know than it is to sort out which ones really do.&nbsp; Your &#039;Gold Standard&#039; may be &#039;Fool&#039;s Gold&#039;.&nbsp; Trust me; Don&#039;t trust me.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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