could anyone validate this 1699 sixpence for us please

[chris 0]

hello to everyone

my latest purchase is a 1699 sixpence with plumes in angles but as its a coin you wouldnt come by every day i am having small doubs about it and its authenticity

i have found another example for this coin which spink either own or have had and it matches up to my coin but obviously not as good condition as spinks but what bugged me is the weight being 2.4 grams. the milling on the coin is good though there seems to be a small ammount shaved from the top of the coin which could compensate for the 0.4g loss i suppose but i am not toally convinced its real.

i have added a photo of spinks specimen and the fist thing that sets them the same is the lump on the obverse on the nose which are the same. there are a few more similar points to these coins and im sure youl all pick them out. sorry about the crude scans the coin is in much better condition than shown but asnt been picked up

thanks for reading

[chris 0]

no takers yet. am i just being a little paranoid about this!

Edited February 27, 2010 by chris

[Rob 3,152]

no takers yet. am i just being a little paranoid about this!

2.4g is too low, but about right for a pewter with 80/20 Tin/Lead. Does it ring right? A cast will have a duller sound than a struck piece which has quite a clear resonance. Take a known 925 silver coin of about the same dimensions, place it on the end of your finger and give the edge a light tap with a pencil or similar. The ring will sound different if you have a casting in a different metal.

[chris 0]

thanks

tested the coin using a 1696 which gave out a higher tone

1697 which gave out the same higher tone

1699 which gave out a lower tone

i am presuming this is not good?

[chris 0]

thanks

tested the coin using a 1696 which gave out a higher tone

1697 which gave out the same higher tone

1699 which gave out a lower tone

i am presuming this is not good?

they all do ring. though, if it were music the 1696 +7 would be a G, and the 1699 would be an E maybe an F