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Carlos2295 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 10/12/2014 11:43 am I have an Italian coin from 1918 that I think I'm pretty sure is fake. My mom bought this in a flea market in Yugoslavia in 1989. From all the research I have done, this coin is supposed to be entirely silver. However, this coin is fading to yellow, which generally means it's silver plated brass. I could be wrong, but what do you guys think. P.S - It weight 26.2g I couldn't use the uploader, so here's a Photobucket link. Report this Post to the Staff

valdiman Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 575 Posts	Posted 10/12/2014 3:19 pm Something to compare: http://coins.ha.com/itm/eritrea/wor...3026-24473.s Report this Post to the Staff
coinworldtv Pillar of the Community Austria 566 Posts	Posted 10/12/2014 6:03 pm ...its silver plated = not good! Report this Post to the Staff
wonghinghi Pillar of the Community Hong Kong 1270 Posts	Posted 10/17/2014 10:18 am Maybe it was sold as a souvenir so it is not genuine. See more pictures and compare with yours, Carlos, by this thread. https://goccf.com/t/166385&SearchTerms=eritrea Report this Post to the Staff
austrokiwi Pillar of the Community 2087 Posts	Posted 10/17/2014 1:30 pm There are so many fakes of that Eritrean tallero that I have no idea what a real one looks like! BTW there should be the word FERT ( repeated 3 , or is it 4 times) on the edge Edited by austrokiwi 10/17/2014 8:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 10/17/2014 6:13 pm Three times. Nobody knows quite why the motto of the House of Savoy is FERT FERT FERT, but there you are. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 10/17/2014 6:48 pm One reasonable explanation for the FERT can be found here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_...Annunciation Report this Post to the Staff
wheatchaser140 Pillar of the Community United States 2368 Posts	Posted 10/17/2014 6:57 pm Surfaces look weird. I vote fake. Report this Post to the Staff
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