Coinery Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 Can someone explain to me what Peck Marked means in the context of this coin? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325519516938?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=ypzAYDyQRze&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=qduwzHkQTWC&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Quote
Rob Posted February 9, 2023 Posted February 9, 2023 Stabbed with a knife point to check that it is silver and not silver plated. The preferred Scandinavian method of checking for dodgy silver. It was used in the Baltic area long after the cessation of Danegeld payments. eg. one of my William II coins also has this. The TPGs are inconsistent in this method of rejection, frequently passing peck marked coins while rejecting others as damaged - it doesn't seem to rely on the quantity of peck marks! Pay no attention to the label, as it was a normal occurrence at the time. 2 Quote
DrLarry Posted February 22, 2023 Posted February 22, 2023 I also find it a lot in 18th and 19th spanish silver used for trade often with the far east , they can sometimes be covered with small glyphs 1 Quote
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