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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3619362, member: 76086&quot;]Not sure where you read that but it would be wrong.&nbsp; These coins from this period were all minted with a thin silver wash, much like our modern coins are base metals with a silver looking wash.&nbsp; Basically, the coins were debased to a point of very small value, but they (as we) wanted to instill some confidence in the currency, thus the coating of silver.&nbsp; In most cases surviving coins fall into categories:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Silvering remaining.</p><p>Some silvering remaining.</p><p>Silver worn or corroded away.</p><p>Maybe another category, silver is still there but darkly tarnished.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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