Counterfeit/Fake Syracuse Decadrachm?

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fredmadison New Member Albania 2 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 10:59 am Hello everyone! This is my first time posting here. I hope I'm using the correct forum. My grandfather has this necklace he bought a while back at a flea market. He saw the episode on Pawn Stars about the Syracuse Decadrachm and asked me to check it out. To my untrained eye, it looks commercially-made, especially because of the ridges on the sides (and the fact that it is a necklace), but just for the sake of my grandfather I wanted to ask here. What do you think? Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 11:04 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 11:22 am I'm totally ignorant about this field, but can't believe that's genuine. to the CCF! Edited by Coinfrog 04/26/2023 12:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24977 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 12:22 pm fred, this is a modern jewelry piece, usually composed of sterling silver. A Google Lens search turned up many identical examples for sale on such sites as Etsy. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 1:17 pm @fred, first welcome to CCF. Second, yes sorry but that cannot be a real Decadrachm of Syracuse. Here is a link for comparison to yours: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=435669 Also, when I blow up your pictures, it looks to me like there might be bronze-colored base metal underneath the silver plating. This most evident on high points and the loop. Your grandfather could bring it to a pawn shop for confirmation, but I suspect that there it isn't silver (other than perhaps the plating). "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
fredmadison New Member Albania 2 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 1:22 pm Thanks everyone! I appreciate your help. Report this Post to the Staff
MetDet71 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1563 Posts	Posted 04/26/2023 5:26 pm it's a modern item, probably made for the tourist market. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 04/27/2023 03:01 am Can't really call this 'coin' a fake. It is so far divergent in style and manufacture from genuine that it could really be only deemed to be modern medal that resembles a Syracuse decadrachm. This medal was originally made with a loop for suspension. Report this Post to the Staff
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