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<p>[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 1890083, member: 24213"]Without pictures of your coin, I can't be sure. It's possible that your coin is a fourrée, which is a kind of ancient counterfeit in which a base-metal coin is clad in silver (or gold) and passed off as solid precious metal. Some ancient types were commonly copied in this way, which is why you'll see some specimens with test cuts that were made in antiquity. Signs of the copper core often got exposed after years of use, or by conditions in the ground where the coins ended up buried. Fourrées are considered collectable by some ancient-coin enthusiasts and avoided by others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Modern silver cladding of ancient coins (or copies) is also occasionally done by those looking to pull a fast one. I've seen this done to third and fourth century bronzes, for instance, to make them appear as though they still had the original silver wash that typically wore off of most coins of that era. Again, some good photos would help us identify the issue with your coin if you could manage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Eyestrain, post: 1890083, member: 24213"]Without pictures of your coin, I can't be sure. It's possible that your coin is a fourrée, which is a kind of ancient counterfeit in which a base-metal coin is clad in silver (or gold) and passed off as solid precious metal. Some ancient types were commonly copied in this way, which is why you'll see some specimens with test cuts that were made in antiquity. Signs of the copper core often got exposed after years of use, or by conditions in the ground where the coins ended up buried. Fourrées are considered collectable by some ancient-coin enthusiasts and avoided by others. Modern silver cladding of ancient coins (or copies) is also occasionally done by those looking to pull a fast one. I've seen this done to third and fourth century bronzes, for instance, to make them appear as though they still had the original silver wash that typically wore off of most coins of that era. Again, some good photos would help us identify the issue with your coin if you could manage.[/QUOTE]
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