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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 165200, member: 669&quot;]The obverse(s) seem to match KM#74/74a, a copper or aluminum-bronze 10 Centesimi issued from 1936-43.&nbsp; They are very slightly wider than a US nickle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chances are it was produced from two of those in either the standard magician&#039;s coin method of hollowing one out and machining another one down to fit the space; or the less common method of shaving the reverses off of two coins and gluing them together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Using a high-magnification glass, or a microscope, carefully examine the coin looking for either a cut line just inside the rim, or a joint line on the edge.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Krause doesn&#039;t give a weight, so if possible the coin should be compared with a known genuine example of whichever metallic composition is invovlved.&nbsp; (Al-bronze generally has a Sacagawea dollar-like coloration).</p><p><br /></p><p>The &quot;ring&quot; test <u>might</u> help also.&nbsp; Although neeither copper nor al-bronze sounds like a silver coin, they do make a clear metallic sound, while altered coins generally &quot;thud&quot;.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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