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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;borgovan, post: 797921, member: 13016&quot;]I&#039;ll be the first to admit that I know nothing of &quot;foreign&quot; coins. I specialize on U.S. mint issues from 1793 to present.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don&#039;t know the composition of that coin, but the look is very similar to those coins I have seen composed of aluminum that have oxidized. I can&#039;t imagine a coin that old was actually minted from aluminum or aluminum alloys, but perhaps it was.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In any case, aluminum oxide is the first thing that pops into my mind when I see that coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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