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 Posted 07/14/2015  06:21 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add dave mcgowan to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
help please, gold maybe, starfish to front?

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It appears to be an Indian "star" pagoda. NGC database page. However, I have to question the authenticity of yours. Perhaps it's just the combination of lighting and camera you've used, but the high points on your coin appear to be wearing away showing a darker-coloured metal underneath. I wouldn't expect to see that on a genuine pagoda.
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I think yours is a modern counterfeit, likely a piece sold to tourists.
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This is my Star Pagoda for reference for you.

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thank you for your observations, I think my photography could be better, the weight is right at 3.4gm
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hi guys, given that this is a counterfeit or tourist piece does it have any value
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hi guys, given that this is a counterfeit or tourist piece does it have any value


Doubtful. Unless it is made of actual gold like the original in which case it's worth its weight in gold (quite literally). I doubt your coin is gold though, the colour just seems to be brass over a base-metal like copper.
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