Question About "miscellaneous Issue" Brass Monteal Un Sou

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Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 11:47 am Hi guys, The Charlton catalog of Canadian colonial tokens lists this as a pretty scarce piece. It's yellow brass. But the weight is 6 grams, which is below the listed weight range for these coins. Considering it's a miscellaneous issue and the normal weight range is quite wide, is such a difference considered allowable? Would really appreciate all your thoughts on it. This is a bit outside of what I normally handle. Report this Post to the Staff

tfred Pillar of the Community Canada 627 Posts	Posted 07/21/2015 12:30 pm I'm not an expert, but the difference between the brass example and the copper example might be the same difference between a copper 1859 cent and a brass 1859 cent. The difference is a mixing error in the alloys that make up copper. You can not tell by the colour. It needs a chemical analysis. SPP is the guy you want to talk to, but he is away for awhile. If I am mis-informed on this, someone please correct me. Report this Post to the Staff
colonialtokens Pillar of the Community United States 840 Posts	Posted 07/22/2015 6:33 pm This is a low grade Breton 690; Charlton LC-44 which is found in copper (44a), and brass (44-b); the brass being rarer. This token has considerable environmental damage and corrosion. The corrosion may attribute to the current weight. I doubt if any one will be willing to pay 'brass' values absent authentication. Considering the condition, authentication may not be monetarily worthwhile. doug Report this Post to the Staff
Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 07/23/2015 04:00 am The black crud doesn't seem to eat into the surface. Anyhow corrosion can't possibly account for at least 0.7 grams weight on this coin considering the size and amount of remaining details. You would see very little or no details at all if it was corroded enough to lose that much weight. Edited by Numismat 07/23/2015 04:03 am Report this Post to the Staff
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