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Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 3:53 pm I got this in a grab bag of stuff, and I have my doubts as to it's authenticity. It's supposed to be silver, 31.1 grams, but this coin weighs in at 26 (scale only does full grams). I don't really care if it's real, but if it isn't, why would anyone go through the effort to make these fake? I mean 1 oz of silver is <$18US, not worth the time IMO. It's not magnetic, but I do see some other color coming through at an edge (see pic 2). The edges are plain, no lettering or reeding. Report this Post to the Staff

Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1915 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 4:53 pm Are not some of these look-alikes? Clad and maybe regarded as a product of deceptive advertising? Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5186 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 6:04 pm This is type 4 from Daniel Carr's listing of Freedom Tower dollars. Look just after the big "2007 & 2008" line. (Sadly he does not give the weight for the clad type. But Numista gives the weight of the Northern Mariana version as 26.68 grams; presumably this one is similar.) Not supposed to be silver (bronze with a thin silver plating). I don't think it's particularly rare either. Report this Post to the Staff
Beefer518 Pillar of the Community United States 887 Posts	Posted 05/29/2017 10:36 pm Thanks january1may, that's an interesting article. I think I'll keep it, just because it's an interesting piece, and if I read correctly, it's plated with WTC recovered silver. Report this Post to the Staff
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