Seated copper?

[OxShoeDrew]

My hunting partner found this today. It was in a fire but it looks like there's copper under a thin silver coating. What's going on? Counterfeit? Thanks!

[Bucknut]

Interesting! I think that silver coins are 90% silver and 10% copper. So maybe the fire was able to expose or corrode the copper? But it could be counterfeit with a heavy silver plate too?

[del]

the better counterfeits were copper (cast or stamped) centers and a thin layer of silver plating was applied or even layered . this type of counterfeit sounds closer to a silver coin being dropped or smacked on a merchant counter top than a pewter or lead center counterfeit , remember the biting a coin to see if it bends in the old cartoons and movies to see if it was real?

your hunting partner is Patrick hill?

Dan

[OxShoeDrew]

Thanks, guys!
Yes, Dan...how'd you know?

[The Rebel]

Very interesting find.

[Donnie B]

Great find!