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<p>[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3604535, member: 112"]And it should, they were produced with .750 silver. The weight has me a bit puzzled though as it should be 27.67 gm, and the coin has no where near enough wear on it to even come close to accounting for that - even with tolerances taken into account. Also, even though it was beyond common for more than a few of the mint masters to produce debased coins, I cannot even imagine any of them trying to debase a coin that much.</p><p><br /></p><p>Given that, and the size you report, I can only conclude that your assessment of it being a counterfeit is correct.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GDJMSP, post: 3604535, member: 112"]And it should, they were produced with .750 silver. The weight has me a bit puzzled though as it should be 27.67 gm, and the coin has no where near enough wear on it to even come close to accounting for that - even with tolerances taken into account. Also, even though it was beyond common for more than a few of the mint masters to produce debased coins, I cannot even imagine any of them trying to debase a coin that much. Given that, and the size you report, I can only conclude that your assessment of it being a counterfeit is correct.[/QUOTE]
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