Posted 08/14/2013 6:32 pm
Yes, it does depend on what exactly these "raised bits of metal" look like, and how they are attached to the coin. From your description, my immediate thought was a loop that had been attached to the coin to turn it into jewellery, which was later broken off.
If pictures aren't possible, try weighing them. A cast fake is rarely the correct weight.
If pictures aren't possible, try weighing them. A cast fake is rarely the correct weight.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
