chris Posted February 27, 2010 Posted February 27, 2010 hello to everyonemy latest purchase is a 1699 sixpence with plumes in angles but as its a coin you wouldnt come by every day i am having small doubs about it and its authenticityi have found another example for this coin which spink either own or have had and it matches up to my coin but obviously not as good condition as spinks but what bugged me is the weight being 2.4 grams. the milling on the coin is good though there seems to be a small ammount shaved from the top of the coin which could compensate for the 0.4g loss i suppose but i am not toally convinced its real.i have added a photo of spinks specimen and the fist thing that sets them the same is the lump on the obverse on the nose which are the same. there are a few more similar points to these coins and im sure youl all pick them out. sorry about the crude scans the coin is in much better condition than shown but asnt been picked upthanks for reading Quote
chris Posted February 27, 2010 Author Posted February 27, 2010 (edited) no takers yet. am i just being a little paranoid about this! Edited February 27, 2010 by chris Quote
Rob Posted February 28, 2010 Posted February 28, 2010 no takers yet. am i just being a little paranoid about this!2.4g is too low, but about right for a pewter with 80/20 Tin/Lead. Does it ring right? A cast will have a duller sound than a struck piece which has quite a clear resonance. Take a known 925 silver coin of about the same dimensions, place it on the end of your finger and give the edge a light tap with a pencil or similar. The ring will sound different if you have a casting in a different metal. Quote
chris Posted February 28, 2010 Author Posted February 28, 2010 thanks tested the coin using a 1696 which gave out a higher tone 1697 which gave out the same higher tone 1699 which gave out a lower tonei am presuming this is not good? Quote
chris Posted February 28, 2010 Author Posted February 28, 2010 thanks tested the coin using a 1696 which gave out a higher tone 1697 which gave out the same higher tone 1699 which gave out a lower tonei am presuming this is not good?they all do ring. though, if it were music the 1696 +7 would be a G, and the 1699 would be an E maybe an F Quote
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