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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;willieboyd2, post: 2169891, member: 4910&quot;]My friend has this coin in a piece of lava:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.brianrxm.com/posts/post_coinrock_italy_01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Rock showing coin</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is a bronze Italy 5 Centesimi 1919, about 20mm diameter, apparently was pressed into hot volcanic lava.</p><p><br /></p><p>The rock is 2-1/2&quot; x 2&quot; (6cm x 5cm) and weighs 87 gm.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was probably made in Italy and sold as a souvenir, possibly Pompeii near the volcano Vesuvius.</p><p><br /></p><p>Vesuvius erupted in 1944 which may date this item.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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