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There's also a 1902 low tide variety with the bar in the zero and an inverted wavy 2.

It seems to me that if its that hard to tell the difference , then it doesn't really matter so long as no damage has been done to the coins surface

I wonder if A R Alexander was the priest who helped my early interest in coins at school? He was Father Andrew (Alexander) and he had an extensive collection of British coins. He was always happy to help us boys with identification and grading of coins. Also smoked Balkan Sobranie in a pipe, which was very impressive to a 12 year-old. He was one of the good priests at the school. (Don't ask about the bad ones.) He died only a couple of years ago having spent the previous 20 years in a rest home for priest in the school grounds. I kept meaning to arrange to go to see him, but now it is too late.

If it has the right dimension and weight, then calculating SG is pointless- it will also seem correct. What is important is knowing about other silver -looking alloys that have the same SG as .925...

Ah, well that confirms it was Father Andrew I think as the school was in Weybridge!

There you go Peck I do like the comments by three premier coin collectors below

And did you see the other listings? 25 years? Cracked out of a package newly landed from China. https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Coins/11116/m.html?item=224097567098&hash=item342d41817a%3Ag%3AD7kAAOSwvgVfIIaY&_ssn=dcb.99 Is that 1845 horror show tooled? Why bother? Polish a turd and what do you have? A shiny turd. Boom boom. I'll get me coat….

Thanks Mike and thanks also to Cliff Davies who mailed me scans of the 3 pages.

I would balance the coin on a finger and gently tap with another coin to see if it rings like silver. The sound of silver is very distinctive. cupronickel gives a dull short ring.

Free postage though