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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Murphy, post: 7597610, member: 79368&quot;]Unfortunately if i did and XFR test on this coin, I didn&#039;t save the results.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is part of a large influx of fake electrum that&#039;s been hitting the market the last few years. The punches tend to be the giveaways as they are pressed into the flan instead of being struck or punched.&nbsp; On this coin, the soft, smooth edges of the shallow punch are a give away that this isn&#039;t an authentic example. The edges of the punch should be squared with clear metal flow on the edges of the punch. Also the bottoms of the punches should be textured, not smooth. Finally, because the two punches were applied in separate strikes, there should be a clear, raised, overlap line between the punches, the punches shouldn&#039;t be blended together.</p><p><br /></p><p>Barry[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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