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1850 Baldwin & Co San Francisco $10 “Rider” coin

sarahp30sarahp30 Posts: 1 ✭
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I recently ran across this coin in a bucket of old coins that belonged to my late uncle. How do you find out which ones are real and what is reproduction?

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  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 37,181 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Reproduction. Gold doesn't corrode

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  • PeakRaritiesPeakRarities Posts: 4,689 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 24, 2023 7:29AM

    @jmlanzaf said:
    Reproduction. Gold doesn't corrode

    There are restrikes made from "white metal" also. Does tin corrode?

    Edit- Either way its a reproduction/copy. I was actually just curious about the composition of "white metal" and I know you're a metallurgy guy.

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