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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1154679, member: 26302"]Yeah, you are right, I have seen them for Republican denari, and once for a Shekel of Tyre. To me, they would be in danger of being found out because of the heavy weight, as lead is noticably heavier than silver. </p><p><br /></p><p>For those of you wondering how you would know a core is lead and not another grey metal, I always start with the toning, as not a lot of metals beside lead tone yellow. If its heavy and yellowish, I assume lead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 1154679, member: 26302"]Yeah, you are right, I have seen them for Republican denari, and once for a Shekel of Tyre. To me, they would be in danger of being found out because of the heavy weight, as lead is noticably heavier than silver. For those of you wondering how you would know a core is lead and not another grey metal, I always start with the toning, as not a lot of metals beside lead tone yellow. If its heavy and yellowish, I assume lead.[/QUOTE]
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