Any Fool’s Gold on this April Fool’s Day?
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Surely an AU counterfeit or two would qualify.
Better yet anyone have a numismatically related April Fool’s joke to share from having been tricked?
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OK, I got April Fooled today. When I returned home from work my wife told me the local TV station had called and they wanted to talk to me about having a video of mine that they had aired being shown on national TV.
I fell for it hook, line and sinker before she responded back to my question of why she hadn't given them my number at work, by answering, "What day is it?"
FWIW, here is the video that I had taken which the TV Station had aired and I guess it is tangentially coin related as forum members sometimes refer to Moose Coins:
Little chunk of pyrite for you.
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From the dude selling fake coins at the tomb of St. John the Apostle near Ephesus, Turkey—Lydian gold:
Perfect!
I actually have one of those but fortunately it is genuine having been acquired from a reputable Seattle coin dealer. I had mentioned I was interested in the oldest gold coin and he came out with the piece of Lydian "gold." I believe it is actually some type of gold alloy called Electrium or Electrum. Apparently electrum is a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver with some trace elements such as copper mixed in as well. The Lydian "gold" coins date back to the 6th or 7th Century BC. making them the oldest known gold coins in the world.
Me thinks I was a "Pyrite" in a past life. Aaarrrgggg! ⚓
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That is correct, someone credits one “King Kroessus”. The museums are full of them. These are 4th and 5th Centuries BCE.
pictures aren't great, but this seems to fit:
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc
I came across a box that had a brown bag the read Terry's gold he mined. It felt like it had a vile in it so I was intrigued.
Turned out to be pyrite or Mica.