Replica Of The Phaistos Disk (Greece) Silver Or Not?

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Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 02/03/2011 09:15 am A friend of mina has this cool replica / copy of the socalled phaistos disk dated back to circa 1850 BC / 1600 BC. It was discovered in the Minoan palace-site of Phaistos, near Hagia Triada, on the south coast of Crete. We were wondering if this might be silver/silverplated or is it just made out of common metal? I looked for some other replica's on ebay and such, and there are a lot of them from silver. So I checked it with a magnet and there was no attraction. Although that does not make it silver, but how can I check otherwise? The little "chain" is magnetic.. Moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Numismat Pillar of the Community United States 1666 Posts	Posted 02/04/2011 7:52 pm Well, if the loop soldered on, rather than "cold-connected" or cast as a complete piece with loop. That is a good sign of pure silver, since base metals are ruined by soldering. It may still be a solid metal with plating, but I don't see any areas where silver plating has worn off to reveal a different color. If you post the diameter, thickness and weight of the piece, that would also help determine if it's pure silver or not. Edited by Numismat 02/04/2011 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Uhhhh Valued Member United States 117 Posts	Posted 02/11/2011 12:44 pm That is pretty cool looking. Report this Post to the Staff
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