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moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 07:12 am All right, so I got another package of coins in the mail yesterday, and in it I found what appears to be a gold coin. Didn't see it when bidding or it probably would have gone for much more. There was also a lot of silver (Foreign) and and a few American coins. Coronet head penny's, 3 cent nickel and Barber dime. Nice little haul the paid for the WHOLE LOT. Any-who, back to the coin in question. Wt: 4.81gm dia: 21mm Now the image does match up the Firenze {several} (Italian States) coin Biaggi# 787, but the weight is way off (3.07 vs. 4.81) Could it be fake? sure hope not Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5241 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 07:16 am We can't help you much without some good pictures. Report this Post to the Staff
thq Pillar of the Community United States 3343 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 07:27 am Low weight on a gold coin is a bad sign..... "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire Report this Post to the Staff
moose59 Pillar of the Community United States 732 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 09:24 am Sorry about that, thought I did upload the pic's. The higher weight is my coin 4.81gm Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5241 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 11:12 am It purports to be a Florin D'or from Florence, italy (medieval): https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/co...l?coin=13206 According to the website, fakes abound. Yours unfortunately looks fake to me, likely a brass fake. The real one should weigh about 3.5 grams. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7940 Posts	Posted 02/05/2020 4:12 pm Agree it is not an authentic florin. https://www.coinarchives.com/w/resu...&results=100 Likely made on a thick planchet of base metal, hence overweight. Edited by tdziemia 02/05/2020 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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