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Offline Tiberiusjulius

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Gold like sparkle in coin?
« on: July 07, 2008, 07:00:01 pm »
What material is this coin made from, is it a debased gold coin? Should I remove the rest of the black area?
No identification please.

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Re: Gold like sparkle in coin?
« Reply #1 on: July 07, 2008, 09:23:43 pm »
The coin is probably just bronze. The "gold" is just unpatinated metal.

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Re: Gold like sparkle in coin?
« Reply #2 on: July 07, 2008, 09:50:55 pm »
yes, that is what i thought.

 

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