I Found What Looks Like A Medieval Gold Florin. Is It Real?

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Vistamros New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 03:11 am Hi, my father passed away recently and I always knew he liked coins even though I was the collector in the family. I went to make myself a tea yesterday and I spotted something that didn't look right in a mug of spare change. I fished it out, looked up the writing around the rim and found a post on this site about gold florins. I know nothing about them and haven't found much on the web so I'd really appreciate any advice or thoughts anyone has about the coin, its authenticity, and what time period it might be from. I found it raw, the 2x2 is mine. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 04:38 am to CCF. Weight? size? https://en.numista.com/ John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Vistamros New Member Australia 2 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 05:18 am Its diameter is just under 2cm and weighs 3.4g (that's as accurate as my scales get). Thanks for the link! I'll see what I can find there Edited by Vistamros 06/19/2019 05:19 am Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 10:07 am Almost looks like plating that is wearing off. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 10:11 am I agree: It appears to be gold plated brass, similar in metal appearance to a gold plated guinea denominated gambling chip. Thickness of the core is adjusted to match the weight of a Florentine Florin [Florence (Italy), the City where the well respected gold trading coin got it's name from] ~ 3.5 grams. Looks to be much too circular to be characteristic for a coin struck by the hammer method. Instead, it appears the be blanked out of rolled strip, before being pressed in the same way, as with a modern coin. Edited by sel_69l 06/19/2019 6:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 3:19 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7936 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 3:48 pm I agree this looks like a modern reproduction. The lettering is a poor imitation of the gothic lettering on a real florin with this design. Report this Post to the Staff
jgenn Pillar of the Community United States 1156 Posts	Posted 06/19/2019 9:00 pm Before wondering what kind of coin you have, take it to a jeweler -- most have a non-destructive test to determine if it's even made of gold. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 06/20/2019 01:47 am XRF will not help in this case if it is strongly suspected that it is gold plated, because XRF only looks at the surface. Report this Post to the Staff
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