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TypeCoin971793 Pillar of the Community United States 6370 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 8:06 pm Contemporary counterfeit? Report this Post to the Staff
jay799 Valued Member United States 156 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 10:05 pm It looks cast to me. And not very well done either. Report this Post to the Staff
jack jeckel Pillar of the Community United States 5208 Posts	Posted 07/30/2015 11:38 pm If only one side was porous (the side making contact with the wearers skin) there might be a SLIGHT chance that it could be legit. Even dug coins seems to have one side in better better than the other. In the watch world gold plated watches (usually very little to no gold over brass or base metal cases) use stainless steel backs as that is the surface that makes most contact with the skin. You will find cases that are totally eroded but the SS case back is 100% intact. I had one that was disproportionately eroded and one plausible case was that the person who owned it must have had a heart condition and the nitric acid due to their prescription. http://www.network54.com/Forum/7844...>%3B>%3B Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 01:37 am IMHO - if this was a exjewelry piece, I would expect it to be over polished, not pitted... I don't know if it is a poor cast or made from spark erosion dies... It has been many years since I seen a photo of a spark erosion coin and don't remember the exact type of finnish... It may have been a old/antique Coin World Anacs Article of fake Morgans... Report this Post to the Staff
jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4692 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 02:34 am If it's genuine, perhaps it was a salt water salvage. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 11:12 am Salt water wouldn't do that kind of damage but the scouring of the sand could. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverStackerKid Pillar of the Community United States 6478 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 1:58 pm It looks like a terrible attempt at casting a counterfeit. Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 07/31/2015 3:27 pm Good enough to make buttons and pendants silverstackerkid. https://www.etsy.com/listing/227462...three-piece# All these cast pewter buttons need is the gold plating. People quit bidding on this, thank goodness. $423 for a $3 button. Wups its $449. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Edited by thq 07/31/2015 3:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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