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tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 8:59 pm Great. I have lemon juice but no ammonia. And it's tough to get anything these days. I'll try the lemon and see how it goes. Thanks a lot Report this Post to the Staff
Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 9:05 pm I would stop the cleaning, because your coin looks like it might be a fouree, so it has a base metal core with silver plating. From the pictures it looks like only some of the silver is remaining and more scrubbing is likely to remove the rest. Plus, it looks fine now and you can ID it. Report this Post to the Staff
tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 9:19 pm Why does it look like a fouree? My pics are not good at all. To me that's black dirt on top of silver. It's a bit light at 2.6 g but the examples Julius showed me went from 2.5 to 3.7. Wouldn't a fouree be much different in weight? Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 9:29 pm Quote: your coin looks like it might be a fouree You know, looking at the pics, Victor may be right it's either that or limes denarius. They even look like silver flakes on top of the coin rather than underneath. A fouree is a contemporary counterfeit. It's made from some sort of base metal core and then plated to like like an authentic coin. It's not completely a bad thing, they are still collectible and sought after. Edited by travelcoin 04/16/2020 9:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 9:32 pm I don't know how to edit posts but if you compare the first pic to the second, I'm uncovering silver not removing it. I'm going to keep going and post again in a few days. You seem to be interested. Thanks everyone for your input so far. Report this Post to the Staff
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 9:48 pm Ok, please post the final pics good luck. I just cleaned up a old Roman Republic coin. I'm going to post tomorrow. Report this Post to the Staff
tevlon Valued Member Canada 114 Posts	Posted 04/16/2020 10:08 pm Cool. Can't wait to see it. I'll post again soon Report this Post to the Staff
iulius Valued Member Bulgaria 141 Posts	Posted 04/17/2020 03:23 am For me, the coin is not fouree. The core should be visible in this crack. Fouree are made without cracks Report this Post to the Staff
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