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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7908827, member: 10461"]This. It is not even remotely genuine, but rather a crudely-made counterfeit. But that’s not necessarily bad news. If it is a <i>contemporary</i> counterfeit from the late 18th or early 19th century, it <i>might</i> be worth as much as a real example of the coin it is imitating.</p><p><br /></p><p>What’s the diameter, Mark?</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s a cool piece, despite being as fake as the day is long. I would surmise that its very crudeness is a good sign that it’s a contemporary and not a modern fake, though that is mere speculation on my part.</p><p><br /></p><p>If intended to pass in commerce, it likely would have had a thin wash of silver or tin or mercury or something, to give it a silvery color. Such thin coatings did not always survive, particularly if the “coin” spent any time buried in the ground.</p><p><br /></p><p>This piece looks to have been struck(?) in brass.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 7908827, member: 10461"]This. It is not even remotely genuine, but rather a crudely-made counterfeit. But that’s not necessarily bad news. If it is a [I]contemporary[/I] counterfeit from the late 18th or early 19th century, it [I]might[/I] be worth as much as a real example of the coin it is imitating. What’s the diameter, Mark? It’s a cool piece, despite being as fake as the day is long. I would surmise that its very crudeness is a good sign that it’s a contemporary and not a modern fake, though that is mere speculation on my part. If intended to pass in commerce, it likely would have had a thin wash of silver or tin or mercury or something, to give it a silvery color. Such thin coatings did not always survive, particularly if the “coin” spent any time buried in the ground. This piece looks to have been struck(?) in brass.[/QUOTE]
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