MichaelC62 Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Hello.I have just purchased a Mary I Groat from a experienced coin dealer but it doesnt ring like a coin when I drop it on my desk, and has a low Specific gravity. I noted in a forum topic from 2012 mention of a Mary Groat database of fake coins. Could someone please compare my coin or advise me of how to find this database. Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you. Quote
jelida Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 It looks OK to me, probably a detector find judging by the marks. To elicit the 'ring' of silver you need to drop it - not too far- on a glass surface for consistency. But beware that if it is a 'dug' coin it may be brittle. What is its actual weight? Jerry Quote
blakeyboy Posted February 13, 2020 Posted February 13, 2020 Isn't it odd that we all listen to the 'ring', yet silver's not a bell metal... I slide them down a magnet. Quote
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