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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7750299, member: 56859"]Might it be plaster? Making a mold of a coin by direct casting in plaster is a bad idea but maybe someone didn't know that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't think your coin is a cast, but sometimes white stuff in the crevices is leftover jewelry investment from the casting process. <i>Again, I'm not saying your coin is cast</i>, just mentioning instances where you might see white stuff on a silver coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 7750299, member: 56859"]Might it be plaster? Making a mold of a coin by direct casting in plaster is a bad idea but maybe someone didn't know that. I don't think your coin is a cast, but sometimes white stuff in the crevices is leftover jewelry investment from the casting process. [I]Again, I'm not saying your coin is cast[/I], just mentioning instances where you might see white stuff on a silver coin.[/QUOTE]
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