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[jackiej]

Hi every one. could you tell me what this coin is. as it is rather worn. also why is the silver on top peeling away to reveal a darker colour underneigh. Thank you jackie

[Peter]

You have a very battered Willie 1V coin...what dia is it? a halfcrown will be 32mm and weigh 14.1g...a shilling 23.5mm and weigh 5.65g

It looks real....only worth scrap value....about 50p a gram.

Get yourself a copy of CCGB for about £6.(see Chris)

[jackiej]

You have a very battered Willie 1V coin...what dia is it? a halfcrown will be 32mm and weigh 14.1g...a shilling 23.5mm and weigh 5.65g

It looks real....only worth scrap value....about 50p a gram.

Get yourself a copy of CCGB for about £6.(see Chris)

Hi peter. its 32 diamiter. are they suppose to be solid silver ?. as i can flick the top silver lear off with my finger nail. jackie. the pictures not that clear.

[Peter]

It looks real but if the silver comes off and leaves bronze type coin underneath...Ummmm

Buy good stuff and from known sources (we have many dealers on the forum) every single penny you spend on rubbish you will regret.Many pieces you buy you will get more back on Ebay.Trust Chris/John/Rob/Red etc you won't get ripped off.I buy my stuff from fairs or abroad...I do like a dabble on the bay....but only when I know what I'm getting.

[jackiej]

It looks real but if the silver comes off and leaves bronze type coin underneath...Ummmm

Buy good stuff and from known sources (we have many dealers on the forum) every single penny you spend on rubbish you will regret.Many pieces you buy you will get more back on Ebay.Trust Chris/John/Rob/Red etc you won't get ripped off.I buy my stuff from fairs or abroad...I do like a dabble on the bay....but only when I know what I'm getting.

Hi peter. i didnt buy it. i found it metal detecting. jackie

[Peter]

It looks real but if the silver comes off and leaves bronze type coin underneath...Ummmm

Buy good stuff and from known sources (we have many dealers on the forum) every single penny you spend on rubbish you will regret.Many pieces you buy you will get more back on Ebay.Trust Chris/John/Rob/Red etc you won't get ripped off.I buy my stuff from fairs or abroad...I do like a dabble on the bay....but only when I know what I'm getting.

Hi peter. i didnt buy it. i found it metal detecting. jackie

Keep digging Jackie...a good waste of time.It looks good silver(92.5%).There would be a very angry person who lost it way back.

[Peckris]

Hi Jackie

It ccould be a contemporary forgery - i.e. a silvr coin made from bronze, then washed in silver. There were a lot of these from 1816-1820, but I don't suppose they stopped then.

[seuk]

Most contemporary counterfeits of William IV which I've seen are cast and made of some sort of dark grey metal (lead/zinc/tin/pewter) though I have a copy cast in brass also.

They are of low weight from 9.2 to 10.5 gr.

[moneyer12]

i've got the 1819 george III sixpence and shilling forgeries which were brass washed with silver. also 1 1913 half sovereign forgery which is bronze washed with gold.

[Fubar]

I have a similair forgery but it's a foreign coin.

Seems to be an iron core with a pressed outer coating of silver.

A bit like the Christmas tree chocolate coins.

[jackiej]

I have a similair forgery but it's a foreign coin.

Seems to be an iron core with a pressed outer coating of silver.

A bit like the Christmas tree chocolate coins.

Iv tested the coin and it comes up silver even under the flakey bits. not sure why a silver coin would do this. iv found many silver coins but not one that has flacked like this one, strange.

[Peckris]

I have a similair forgery but it's a foreign coin.

Seems to be an iron core with a pressed outer coating of silver.

A bit like the Christmas tree chocolate coins.

Iv tested the coin and it comes up silver even under the flakey bits. not sure why a silver coin would do this. iv found many silver coins but not one that has flacked like this one, strange.

It's possible it had planchet damage - air bubbles or similar - that caused the flaking.