British West Africa 1936 Hlafpenny Yellow Metal? Fake?

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bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 5:25 pm Hi, friends, what do you think about this coin - is made yellow metal, probably old fake? Approx. 4.7 gram, diam. 25 mm. Edited by bobo13 10/26/2012 5:29 pm Report this Post to the Staff

CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 9:13 pm I dont think its a fake, seems like those tend to get a yellow tint to them. It doesent really have any demand or value to be a fake. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 9:44 pm KM8, 2.50 XF, 15. UNC Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 10/26/2012 11:04 pm I have one, in a similar colour. I don't know, but I suspect that it's not the usual 75:25 CuNi alloy. That said, I have no suggestion as to what it might be. Report this Post to the Staff
bobo13 Valued Member Bulgaria 474 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 03:42 am Peter THOMAS, it is really not Cu/Ni 75/25, I have scratched deep on edge and it`s yellow metal coin. Interesting... Report this Post to the Staff
Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 10/27/2012 04:40 am The one in the photo seems unusually worn, I wonder if it's a worn cast and thus possibly a local contemporary forgery. Peter THOMAS, could you post scans of yours, please ? Another possibility is that it's struck on the blank intended for somewhere else. Similar size coins were being struck for East Africa (bronze) at the same time and some George V bronze has a very yellow orange appearance. Jamaica had nickel-brass halfpennies in 1937. Report this Post to the Staff
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