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jujubeme74 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 12:45 am * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16874 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 01:00 am Hello and welcome. The design is that of a shekel of Tyre, an ancient coin frequently marketed as the "thirty pieces of silver" coin. Unfortunately, and it is difficult to be certain from these pictures, I believe yours is a modern cast replica: it is very porous in appearance and the edge has what looks like a very rough, unfinished casting seam. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
jujubeme74 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 01:05 am It tested out as silver... Report this Post to the Staff
dwayne8625 Pillar of the Community United States 582 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 02:40 am Many fakes and replicas are made of precious metals. I agree with Sap that this isn't an authentic shekel. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 11/02/2013 05:31 am Yep, this is a common fake of them. Make sure to do a test cut - it might be plated. Report this Post to the Staff
TJsCoins Pillar of the Community United States 3229 Posts	Posted 11/03/2013 10:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 11/04/2013 4:07 pm I would like to know the weight of the coin in grams, but the piece certainly looks like a cast fake. Sorry. Report this Post to the Staff
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