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Could this possibly be genuine?

gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭


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    CryptoCrypto Posts: 4,098 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No crude casting, note surface texture

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It's a replica that were sold at souvenir stands to tourists at historical sites.

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    1630Boston1630Boston Posts: 14,156 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Certainly NO expert here but the following details may also help:
    Mass, Diameter, is it attracted to a magnet? , Weight/Mass :)

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    mannie graymannie gray Posts: 7,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No.

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    gumby1234gumby1234 Posts: 5,901 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Bummer it would have been cool to have a real one.

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    PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 47,554 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1630Boston said:
    Certainly NO expert here but the following details may also help:
    Mass, Diameter, is it attracted to a magnet? , Weight/Mass :)

    Also, check the edge. It looks cast so you should see a casting line where the two mold halves came together.

    Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
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    WAYNEASWAYNEAS Posts: 7,256 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No!
    As stated above, a cast replica.
    Wayne

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    goldengolden Posts: 10,474 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No.

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    CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No

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    jdimmickjdimmick Posts: 9,957 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I agree, no

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    johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 32,817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    no

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Definitely not authentic.... Points mentioned above..... Cheers, RickO

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