1621 Transylvania Thaler - (Contemporary?) Counterfeit

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AgIsSilver New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 6:45 pm I received this interesting Transylvanian thaler several days ago which has the look and feel of an authentic coin but it is significantly underweight (this year doesn't seem to ever go below 27g) and doesn't sound like silver. Could it be a contemporary counterfeit or something else? Any help is appreciated. 42.6-43.5mm 25.51g doesn't ping correctly edge is smooth Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34407 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 8:54 pm @ag, first welcome to CCF. Second, the color on your first pic looks off, but the others make less sure what you there. Any chance you providing the specific gravity of this piece? Thx. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1913 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 9:52 pm If it was my piece, to me, the very first important thing is to find out if it is silver or not. I'm not sure that can be easily done by just looking at pictures. I'm not experienced with coins like this, but the images do resemble a cast fake. Edited by Albert 04/06/2022 12:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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AgIsSilver New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 04/10/2022 03:46 am I apologize for the late reply. I agree the first image looks strange but the coin is closer in color and overall appearance to the other ones. I've had some trouble with the SG test but the most accurate results I got are 10.08-10.16. The ping still makes me doubt that it's silver though Report this Post to the Staff
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