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recollector Valued Member Canada 191 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 08:49 am Anyone have an idea. It sounds like its made of silver. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 08:55 am @rec, doesn't look like a coin to me. Perhaps a temple token? I'm going to move this over to the un-Identified subforum until we know for sure what you've got. "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
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 09:21 am With that said, this piece definitely has some similarities with 19th Thai small change, such as this Fueang: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces36784.html However, I'm unable to find any coins with the elephant facing right. Maybe this is a made for tourism medal? "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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 5:21 pm The elephant almost looks "comical" compared to other actual coins. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 07/03/2024 6:12 pm I too am concerned about the cartoonish-line-drawing of the elephant. The remnants of paint also indicates this is most likely a modern tourist replica. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
recollector Valued Member Canada 191 Posts	Posted 07/04/2024 02:10 am Would they make a modern tourist replica out of silver? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34396 Posts	Posted 07/04/2024 06:42 am Sure, there was a time when silver was quite modest in price. Also, it could be a lower purity of silver. Or, your piece may only look like silver, but actually be a base metal. Have you done any non-destructive tests like XRF or specific density to confirm the alloy? "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
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