1701 Gold Coin? | Replica/Fantasy Spanish 8 Escudos

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robert_93030 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 11/22/2009 8:06 pm Weight is 17.6 grams and when I did a acid test it was positve for 10k any ideas on what this coin is? coin is 1 3/4" x 1 1/2" Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 11/22/2009 8:27 pm Sadly it's not genuine. The design resembles a Spanish 8 escudos, or "pirate doubloon" but the weight is too light; 8 escudos should weigh about 27 grams of 22k gold. 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
robert_93030 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 11/25/2009 4:37 pm any idea why it would test positve for 10k? when I put the 14k acid its turn green and melted but not with the 10k acid? Report this Post to the Staff
robert_93030 New Member United States 7 Posts	Posted 11/25/2009 4:46 pm nevermind thanks for all your help I found this on ebay.Moderator please delete this topic. http://cgi.ebay.com/Beautiful-Merli...as_W0QQitemZ 260504989622QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3ca74eafb6 Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16834 Posts	Posted 11/25/2009 4:49 pm I suspect it's been gilded. Testing acids only look at the composition of the surface; they can't tell the difference between something simply gold plated and something made of solid gold. 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
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 11/25/2009 6:38 pm It's a fair question all the same. I saw this, and wondered how others would respond. At first glance, the surfaces and details such as lettering looked modern to my eyes. Report this Post to the Staff
hippiebrian Valued Member United States 436 Posts	Posted 11/26/2009 09:38 am Careful with the acid testing, you may ruin a nice coin with it one day! Report this Post to the Staff
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