How Can I Tell If This Coin Is Gold, Brass Or Something Else?

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inherited200coin New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 05:11 am I inherited a bunch of coins from my father and I believe most of them are brass and there are some silver coins. But what are these? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6507 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 05:16 am One coin at a time please. Show both sides. Someone around here will be able to ID them. Report this Post to the Staff
inherited200coin New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 06:04 am Okay thanks. Looking at them closer I'm fairly sure they're brass... Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15392 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 06:47 am to the CCF Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 08:17 am Exact weights and diameters would help. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16808 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 09:05 am They are brass. Gold does not corrode like that, and does not turn green like that. A gold coin buried in the ground for 1800 years looks basically as shiny and new as when it was lost; a quick wash of loose dirt off and it's as good as new. And yes, the ancient Greeks and Romans knew how to make brass. Even though they had not discovered the separate metallic element we call zinc (which we need to produce brass today), they had discovered that adding calomine to molten bronze created a golden-yellow alloy which they called "orichalcum". 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
inherited200coin New Member United Kingdom 6 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 11:04 am Thanks for the information. Yes I suspected they were brass. Just dreaming they were gold. But that's impressive they learnt how to make brass back then. THey're nice large weighty coins. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 11/30/2024 10:13 pm 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
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