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1886 Queen Victoria shilling

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I received this in a joblot. Weight 6 grams and 23.5mm dimension. What would cause this mark on it?

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My guess would be that it's a detector find.

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Yes bud it was in beside some detecting finds i bought. I just thought it would be silver all the way through. It looks like the silvering has come off in a thin layer.

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24 minutes ago, declan03 said:

Yes bud it was in beside some detecting finds i bought. I just thought it would be silver all the way through. It looks like the silvering has come off in a thin layer.

Will still be silver under the black bit. :)

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