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<p>[QUOTE="ctrl, post: 1364804, member: 13378"]I don't have any experience with colonials at all. I inheirited this years ago and quickly wrote it off as a replica. Every now and then I get a little doubt in my mind, but since I'm 99.9% sure it's not real, I never have the courage to ask anyone. But today I thought I'd go ahead and just clear it up for good so I don't keep wonder if I'm missing something. </p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect it's pewter or some pewter mix. It looks too perfect and the chances of it being real are just too small. However, when I search exhaustively for replicas, they never look like this, hence my recurring back-of-the-mind doubt. </p><p><br /></p><p>The weight in the flip is just under 5 grams.</p><p><br /></p><p>Opinions?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]160035.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160036.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160037.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160038.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ctrl, post: 1364804, member: 13378"]I don't have any experience with colonials at all. I inheirited this years ago and quickly wrote it off as a replica. Every now and then I get a little doubt in my mind, but since I'm 99.9% sure it's not real, I never have the courage to ask anyone. But today I thought I'd go ahead and just clear it up for good so I don't keep wonder if I'm missing something. I suspect it's pewter or some pewter mix. It looks too perfect and the chances of it being real are just too small. However, when I search exhaustively for replicas, they never look like this, hence my recurring back-of-the-mind doubt. The weight in the flip is just under 5 grams. Opinions? [ATTACH]160035.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160036.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160037.vB[/ATTACH][ATTACH]160038.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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