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New Member
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Can anyone help with this one. I don't know very much about coins, but this one does not stick to a magnet.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If that color at the top of the second photo is on the item. and you can peel any of the gold coloring off it I would say that it is gold leaf coating the item
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Could you give us the size, the weight, and the thickness? These are very thin as I recall, and it might help us determine the density.
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New Member
 United States
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it measures 1 1/2" long x 1 3/8" wide; thickness is a little less than 1/16th of an inch. not sure of the density and I think the white part at the top of the second photo is paper where it may have been glued to something?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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New Member
United States
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How could I tell for sure?
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United States
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@rsalars, first welcome to CCF. Second, getting confirmation on the weight would be a great first step. If the weight of your piece is spot on, then you should get a non-destructive determination of the alloy.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Australia
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It's a tourist souvenir. I have one somewhere too.
The original koban has some small countermarks to show that it has passed the weight test as well as the mint master.
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United States
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"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
Edited by thq
03/04/2020 2:05 pm
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United States
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Some company made a whole bunch of replica Koban in silver as a tourist item - you see them all the time on ebay. Looks like some unscrupulous individual plated it in gold to pass as real. |
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Australia
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I do not believe this is plated silver either. Likely to be plated brass.
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