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Title: A Intersting Item Post by: Dale on May 18, 2015, 09:11:43 PM I thought id post this one as its unusual, it looks silver to me? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unknown-Hammered-Coin-British-Lead-Die-Trial-to-identidy-/201351758774?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee18003b6 (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Unknown-Hammered-Coin-British-Lead-Die-Trial-to-identidy-/201351758774?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item2ee18003b6)
Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: handyman [Alan} on May 18, 2015, 09:14:32 PM well, its worth a punt at the low price its on for.
Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: The Doc on May 19, 2015, 01:05:04 PM Difficult to be certain - looks a bit crude in places. Maybe a forger's trial strike?
Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: Dale on May 19, 2015, 09:22:20 PM Difficult to be certain - looks a bit crude in places. Maybe a forger's trial strike? That's a good shout Peter ;) I was looking at the dies edges there very ragged and quite small, it will be interesting to see what it makes. Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: probono on May 20, 2015, 09:34:48 AM My only comment (apart from the fact I've got a couple of items like that from experiments with plaster of paris / hammers :) ), is that it doesn't have any white lead oxidation, which I would expect from an lead item from the time - even lead buried for a few years gets covered in it.
Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: The Doc on May 20, 2015, 12:15:11 PM Maybe it isn't lead, or has been cleaned very vigorously!
Title: Re: A Intersting Item Post by: Chainsaw Bampy on May 20, 2015, 08:17:42 PM i wonder if its a fake or not,have to wait and see what price it goes for,very interesting.
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