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Offline Bill W4

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Gordon III. Fouree.?
« on: September 15, 2016, 08:32:15 pm »
Not sure if this is a Fouree but don't know what else it could be. 22.5 mm and  3.1 gm. I would appreciate other opinions.  Sorry for the bad pics, best I could do with my ipad
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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2016, 01:01:49 am »
My fourres are silver clad and not silver "painted". This means that where the silvering is damaged there is a sharp border. Your coin seems to me more likely "colored" thus i think  Gordian accidentally poured a little more copper in the mixture, and this resulted in this nice colors on the surface. I think.

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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2016, 09:41:51 am »
The "silver" coins of this period were heavily debased and the combination of corrosion and cleaning can produce some very odd results indeed.

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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2016, 12:01:21 pm »
So it's probably an official issue with a high copper content.  Thanks both of you.
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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2016, 02:00:16 pm »
I do not believe it is official. Counterfeiters mostly shared the same foil technique, but counterfeiters did not follow any rules.
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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #5 on: September 17, 2016, 01:21:17 pm »
Then this would be a fouree?  Copper based with a silver foil.  I'm tempted to break it to see the center.  On the edge I see copper
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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #6 on: September 17, 2016, 01:51:14 pm »
HI Bill...

   I have this coin in my "to do" pile, ( which is actually larger than my documented and researched collection...  :o ) ....I would think it is from a similar period as your coin... In hand it shows many of the same attributes as your coin, brown patches which I have put down to a very low silver content rather than it being a fourree...
  Don't break your coin! Official or not, looking at it I'm almost 100% convinced the coloration is due to a crappy alloy mix rather than it being plated!!!

  Best wishes,

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Re: Gordon III. Fouree.?
« Reply #7 on: September 17, 2016, 01:56:31 pm »
I won't break it.  I'm now thinking it is a bad alloy mix and will leave it as such.  Thanks
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