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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 3119141, member: 15199&quot;]( disclaimer, not an ancient collector, so....)</p><p>Tin has a melting point about half of bronze ( varies according to %) whereas silver is slightly above bronze. I always assumed the bronze coins were dipped or immersed briefly.&nbsp; I would think the populace at that time would have few ways to differentiate silver from tin. It would be simple to immerse bronze coins into melted tin, with no distortion or damage to the bronze coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Jim.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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