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Author Topic: Fouree or just pitted?  (Read 1434 times)

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Offline Philoromaos

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Fouree or just pitted?
« on: October 03, 2010, 02:32:28 pm »
I've just picked this one up where the seller described it as been pitted. To me it looks more like a fouree but the dies certainly look official. What do you guys think?

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Re: Fouree or just pitted?
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2010, 02:55:04 pm »
Yes, I agree. It appears that the copper core has corroded below the silver plating, causing it to blister and flake off.
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Re: Fouree or just pitted?
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2010, 08:24:31 am »
Certainly looks that way from that picture.  Have you examined the pitted areas with a magnifying glass? 
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Re: Fouree or just pitted?
« Reply #3 on: October 14, 2010, 08:41:52 am »
Moderator's Note:  The posts veered into how fourrees were made, so I split the topic and moved the relevant posts here:

https://www.forumancientcoins.com/board/index.php?topic=66456.0

The end result for this part of the topic is that the coin is a fourree:

Quote from: Philoromaos on October 13, 2010, 04:52:34 am
The coin arrived yesterday and it is most definately a fouree. I'll try and get some better pic's taken and posted latter today.
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