ScottO Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 i bought this as it is a curiosity more then anything (got it for face lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted May 18, 2009 Report Share Posted May 18, 2009 If it isn't, then it may have been sand-blasted or something. It certainly looks like a cast coin though, how does the edge look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted May 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 similar, there is milling there, but its the same... odd that they would fake a florin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grivna1726 Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 similar, there is milling there, but its the same... odd that they would fake a florin... If there are even a few cents to be made, there will be someone, somewhere who will counterfeit it. I don't know if this one is fake, but looks like it is possibly cast rather than struck. Whatever the reason, it doesn't look natural to me. Maybe dipped in acid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrel Posted May 21, 2009 Report Share Posted May 21, 2009 It is most likely just well circulated. Cleaning a heavily patinated coin with acid or ammonia, and artificially antiquing will also give this "look" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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