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<p>[QUOTE="Tom Maringer, post: 362437, member: 7033"]Excellent detective work! Indeed, I have not handled any of those, but I have some photographs. Apparently that was a "fantasy" that was used in an attempt to sell them as genuine. It's a good story... and as a fantasy it could have sold several... but you're absolutely right that a closely defined sterling alloy would have been impossible to create. Thanks for going to the trouble to have those assayed! </p><p><br /></p><p>And the addendum... what was the disposition of those coins? Are they still circulating around? </p><p><br /></p><p>The Yocum fantasies I make are .999 silver... struck on 1 troy oz blanks I buy from the refiner. And I make no claims of 'authenticity'... it is a fantasy pure and simple. </p><p><br /></p><p>But those Ozarkers coins... they have a numismatic interest even as fakes! I wouldn't mind having one at a reasonable price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Tom Maringer, post: 362437, member: 7033"]Excellent detective work! Indeed, I have not handled any of those, but I have some photographs. Apparently that was a "fantasy" that was used in an attempt to sell them as genuine. It's a good story... and as a fantasy it could have sold several... but you're absolutely right that a closely defined sterling alloy would have been impossible to create. Thanks for going to the trouble to have those assayed! And the addendum... what was the disposition of those coins? Are they still circulating around? The Yocum fantasies I make are .999 silver... struck on 1 troy oz blanks I buy from the refiner. And I make no claims of 'authenticity'... it is a fantasy pure and simple. But those Ozarkers coins... they have a numismatic interest even as fakes! I wouldn't mind having one at a reasonable price.[/QUOTE]
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