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1934 Peru Sol Authenticity

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 Posted 07/14/2020  9:13 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add johnny676767 to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi,

The diameter of this coin seems off. I stacked it with a few other sols I have an it's noticeably smaller. The first picture shows it against another Sol. It weighs 25.00 grams. I am no expert here and wondering if anyone can help me determine whether it is authentic or fake.

Thanks


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1934-Peru-Sol-Authenticity
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 Posted 07/14/2020  9:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Gincoin43 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
The Diameter being off and the weight being right is not a very good sign. Is it magnetic?
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 Posted 07/14/2020  10:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add johnny676767 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's not magnetic to my regular kitchen magnets (that's all I have to test).
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 Posted 07/17/2020  10:15 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add norantyki to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Colour and details look wrong to me... Id say its a fake.
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Quite often cast fakes can be identified by being slighlly less I diameter than original, because the casting shrinks very slightly as it cools.

Detail appears to be very good.
My guess is that it is a centrifugally pressure diecast fake. They are usually of much higher quality than molded coins. Diecast zinc metal toy cars are often made in way, to be able to achieve a high standard of detail required for accurate modelling. Casting bubbles and surface roughness are almost completely absent with this method of manufacture.
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