Counterfeit? 1889 Un Sol And 1931 Half Crown

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darkspin1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 6:40 pm Greetings. This is my first time posting here. I was wondering if you guys could help me out. My son bought some silver coins; however, some of them look a little off to me. I'm not an expert by any stretch though. The damage just seems strange. He paid melt value for them so as long as they are silver I have no qualms. The weights are correct and they aren't magnetic, but that doesn't really seem to mean much anymore. Perhaps the un sol is just polished and that's why the front looks like that? As for the damage on the half crown I am not sure. I thought perhaps someone was plating it with some other metal and did a lousy job. You help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 10:14 pm I don't know. Either that half-crown is a cast copy, or it's been subjected to some bizarre treatment. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 04:29 am They may have been polished and used as jewellery-pieces. The blob on the edge of the halfcrown is consistent with a lump of jeweller's solder. 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
uchihadesendent Valued Member Canada 129 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 06:34 am it looks like a Trade dollar and welcome to the forum Report this Post to the Staff
dosmundos Valued Member Germany 194 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 09:56 am Yes, the Sol looks like it had been mounted. The half crown maybe had some kind of loop soldered to it to be used as a pendant, the position of the blob would just be right... Report this Post to the Staff
paxbrit Pillar of the Community United States 992 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 12:28 pm They do appear mounted, but I would inquire as to what was paid for the coins, and compare that to the silver content. The Sol should have .4019 Troy of silver and weigh 25.000 grams, the Half Crown should have .2273 Troy and weigh 14.380 grams, although with the cladding it's going to weigh more. Then try for a refund if you can get it, they are worthless in the condition they are in except for melt value, not a cent more. If no refund, when the price of silver goes up sell 'em off immediately. Report this Post to the Staff
darkspin1 New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/25/2014 5:02 pm Thanks everyone for the reply. Jewelry would make sense. He paid melt value for a large lot of silver coins and a few others do look like they were jewelry. These two were in it though so I wondered about them. I'll maybe test them with acid and a stone since they aren't worth anything as coins. Thanks a bunch for the response. Report this Post to the Staff
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