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howard H

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18mm gold coin
« on: November 16, 2014, 02:17:12 am »
this coin is gold mixed with copper i think this is what caused pock marks under 120x microscope on the reverse side i can see a copper flake what you can see is someone riding horse i think this is the reverse side i can make out a face on other side weight 5.1 gram i have had this coin for over 20years was with a bag of coins i got from my father about 800 coins uncleaned he got the when he was a embassy guard in turkey 1954,55 coins ae,s up to sestertius most i have idenified some rare 4 other golds i need a better cam.

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2014, 03:18:53 am »

Not gold, but brass. Coin of Philip II of Macedonia.

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2014, 03:24:37 am »
is it possible gold brass mix tested positive for gold about between 8 to 10 kt

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2014, 05:01:08 am »
No, it is brass.
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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2014, 06:18:04 am »
is it possible gold brass mix tested positive for gold about between 8 to 10 kt

By a certified laboratory?

howard H

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2014, 10:50:51 am »
NO TESTED BY A JEWELER WHO IS METAL AND GEM CERTIFIED I WAS SELLING OFF SOME GOLD HE TESTED FOR ME IT WAS AN ACID TEST FROM WHAT I REMEMBER 

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2014, 10:57:11 am »
IT DOES NOT MATTER IF GOLD OR BRASS NOT SELLING YOU WHERE VERY HELPFUL WITH THE INFO NOW  I CAN MAKE A TAG FOR IT AND ADD TO DISPLAY CASE 

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Re: 18mm gold coin
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2014, 04:40:50 pm »
Activating Capslock to write does not make it gold.

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