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Another British Bank Token...
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Another gamble based on auction pics. Almost looks "too nice." Were these restruck at any point?
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James from Northeast Numismatics here. It is possible that this piece is a brass or base metal contemporary counterfeit (the color seems to suggest so). Many very good counterfeits exist which were usually silvered at the time.
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<< <i>Does anyone have an idea of what these should weigh? >>
Coincraft says 15g.
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James from Northeast Numismatics here. It is possible that this piece is a brass or base metal contemporary counterfeit (the color seems to suggest so). Many very good counterfeits exist which were usually silvered at the time. >>
I think that is an example of poor lighting.
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<< <i>Either way... I think you should keep the new one, and sell me the other one you bought a couple of weeks ago.
See, now if they both were the same denomination, I might be willing to accommodate you, but unfortunately I need this for the type set...
The ugly one pricewise is going to be the dollar. Since I will want it in at least AU: *KACHING!*
I communicated with the seller on this one and raised my concerns. He says that he's sold many of this type over the years, and that the cast/brass counterfeits are easy to tell from the legit ones. He says that this one weighs out fine. Regardless, he said that if I didn't like it I could return it. It's a seller I regularly do business with, so I'm not worried.
If it's legit, it looks to be an easy AU with a shot at an UNC. If the latter, it's almost as good a deal as the 18d proof was. This one cost about the same.
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