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Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] John Louis sent you this eBay item: VERY RARE IRIS...
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Looks like a modern lead cast to me, perhaps meant to be copper-plated but
left unfinished. I've seen other examples that are very similar, both plated and
not.
Mike
In a message dated 11/28/2005 3:24:36 PM Eastern Standard Time,
johnmenc@optonline.net writes:
> Indeed lead - but struck and not of a molded cast operation and
> therefore alloyed with a harder metal - an interesting piece - of the
> period - ???? - probably a later counterfeit which was to FOOL a
> collector as a silver issue - can't recall a struck lead alloy world
> coin from the 17th century regal or contemporary.
>
>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Eric C." <ericlc@g...> wrote:
> >
> > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Syd Martin <sfmartin5@c...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Looks more like Pb than Ag! I think it looks fake. Syd
>
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=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">Looks like a modern lead cast to m=
e, perhaps meant to be copper-plated but left unfinished. I've seen other e=
xamples that are very similar, both plated and not.<BR>
<BR>
Mike<BR>
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In a message dated 11/28/2005 3:24:36 PM Eastern Standard Time, johnmenc@op=
tonline.net writes:<BR>
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEF=
T: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Indeed lead - but struck and =
not of a molded cast operation and <BR>
therefore alloyed with a harder metal - an interesting piece - of the <BR>
period - ???? - probably a later counterfeit which was to FOOL a <BR>
collector as a silver issue - can't recall a struck lead alloy world <BR>
coin from the 17th century regal or contemporary. <BR>
<BR>
<BR>
--- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Eric C." <ericlc@g...> wrote:=
<BR>
><BR>
> --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Syd Martin <sfmartin5@c...&g=
t; <BR>
> wrote:<BR>
> ><BR>
> > Looks more like Pb than Ag! I think it looks fake. Sy=
d<BR>
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