Why would someone ruin the edge of my coin?

None of us were there when the edge of my coin was ruined but I'm very curious why it was done. I figure the image may provide a clue. What do you think?

 

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To check possibly if the coin was solid and not a colored or plated fake.

 

They didn't have anything else to do and just wanted to kill off some time.

 

Can you tell us which coin it is?

 

To facilitate it being put in a bezel.

 

Spanish colonial

 

Probably just rough handling, being thrown in with other metal objects.

 

What coin is it?

 

What denomination is it? Assuming it's a 1 escudo?

Due to the location of the damage (9:00) and severity I'd say it was damage from a mount being removed.

 

Someone bit it to see if it was real.

 

Looks like someone really took a file to it, probably making sure it was the same composition all the way through.
It does look like there are some "pockets" in there though??

 

Because they did not know how to determine the specific gravity. Other clues probably gave the owner the idea that the coin was not genuine so they just wanted to know if it was made from debased silver or plated over base metal.

 

To expand on my reply (post #2), the reason I suggested was because of the look of the edge. Someone, at some time, had doubts about the authenticity and clipped a small portion. The evidence the coin is indeed fake is it is showing a solid copper core. The appearance is different to someone slicing or scraping the edge to get some gold, (which practice was curtailed somewhat with the introduction of reeded edges)

 

I'm going with a fake. It looks like (to me) the center of the filing or clip is copper.
Semper Fi
Phil

 

An old test cut to check the metal inside.

 

GDJMSP, posted: "If it was up to me I'd give these guys each the proverbial cigar."


Is a cigar as good as a "like?"

Answer: Copper core. Look at the COLOR inside the "silver coin."

 

It probably felt light and they were confirming their suspicions.

 

Of course you were not. That's what your "cigar" comment was all about. Expat posted the answer seconds after the quiz was posted yesterday and I asked him to expand on his answer today if no other member mentioned the copper core.