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bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 08/20/2011 10:43 pm Hi everybody, Got this coin from ebay ... The weight is 27.23 gr (catalog weight is 28.27 gr) SG test is 10.39 Any ideas? Thank you ebay link: http://www.ebay.com/itm/11072312099....m1439.l2649 Additional pictures: Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 02:44 am I agree that a wholegram under is a worry, but that edge looks too difficult for a forger to bother with. Also, why bother to fake a coin in such heavily-circulated grade ? Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/21/2011 03:57 am This rather large coin is very worn. A gramme under weight: perhaps this amount of weight loss is consistent with the amount of wear? I have read a comment in Richard Lobel's 'Coincraft's 1998 Standatrd catalogue of English & UK Coins', that a large number of very worn Victorian silver threepences came to about 30% underweight, relative to to specification for unworn coin. Report this Post to the Staff
petesabout New Member United States 16 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 01:07 am yes it's real. Contempary forgeries wouldn't bother with the edge inscription. At a gram under weight,there is nothing suspect there either. I've had several forgeries in the past (purposely bought)and they are generaly silver plate over brass. From what I can see of the reverse side it all looks good. Report this Post to the Staff
Kingz Pillar of the Community Netherlands 626 Posts	Posted 10/04/2011 3:37 pm I have one from 1818 or 1819 LIX, it's even more worn and only ways 26,86 g.instead of 28.27 g... It has no date on it due to how worn it is, but I know the date somewhat by the edge inscription Love these coins though, and hope to get one in better shape someday Report this Post to the Staff
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