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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Burton Strauss III, post: 3532065, member: 59677&quot;]The &quot;Lebanon&quot; fakes were all over 47th Street in New York in the late 70s. In addition to Diamonds, there is a lot of gold sold. </p><p><br /></p><p>At the time, everybody wanted coins for jewelry - including matched pairs for earrings ($1 and $2.50) with a $5 or $10 for the necklace. I have a pair that my grandfather bought there at the time and I think tested out in the 17kt range.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins were reportedly made from melted down jewelry so ranged up to 18kt (depended on the run of the pot).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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