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Message:: [QUOTE="christopher52, post: 515213, member: 17188"]Thank you for the reply. Not to make arguement - but what if my jeweler misinterpreted his understanding. What if he did not say "lead". What are these coins? Your reply, as appreciated as it is, implies that someone copied authentic fragments, probably many, many of them, and drpped them at a wreck site for divers to find. Though, I believe this behavior of "salting" is done, it seems like alot of work, and expense. to make a copy of a fragment - why? Not for resale - certainly a customer would prefer a "copy" of a whole coin. Does an authentic coin as these actually exist? Can you offer a website that shows them or perhaps tell me what they are "thinking that they did not have lead" in them? How can they be tested? Other than my mention of "lead", is there any other aspect eg, dates, patina, shape, design ..etc that would render them as fakes?  Again, thank you.[/QUOTE]