1936 5000 Reis. Counterfeit? Pattern?

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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2643 Posts	Posted 01/15/2014 10:05 pm My 2000 Krause says that they made 5000 reis pattern coins out of zinc. Could this be a pattern? Is it more likely a counterfeit? 26 mm, but only 8.35 grams. Report this Post to the Staff

gxseries Pillar of the Community Australia 3839 Posts	Posted 01/16/2014 04:24 am It looks a heavily worn zinc coin to me. My partial coin collection http://www.omnicoin.com/collection/gxseries My numismatics articles and collection: http://www.gxseries.com/numis/numis_index.htm Regularly updated at least once a month. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16964 Posts	Posted 01/16/2014 06:16 am Since this coin is supposed to be solid .600 fine silver, it's definitely much more likely to be a damaged counterfeit. To believe otherwise, I'd need to hear a very good explanation for how a rare pattern piece became silver-plated, then badly damaged. 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
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2643 Posts	Posted 01/16/2014 08:05 am Do you see silver plating? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16964 Posts	Posted 01/17/2014 12:33 am I see something silvery-whitish on the surface that is apparently peeling away in places, showing a darker metal underneath. It's most noticeable on the portrait. 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
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2643 Posts	Posted 01/17/2014 08:58 am Very helpful. Thank you. Report this Post to the Staff
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