1 lira 1794 Republic of Genoa [solved]

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cobrapel Catalogue referee
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Posted: 21 Haz 2019, 10:47 #
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Hi, i have recently got this coin, but i have the doubt it is a fake.
Some one have experience on that? Thank you for your help.


apuking Catalogue referee
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Posted: 21 Haz 2019, 14:54 #
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Just from looking at the pictures it looks good but quite certain you can see at top and bottom that there are removed traces of it previously being attached to a jewelry piece.
This of course depreciate its value quite a bit.
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kommodore
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Posted: 21 Haz 2019, 15:38 #
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It's clearly silver and real, you can see some dents into the silver, which reveals more silver , so...it's silver :)
cobrapel Catalogue referee
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Posted: 21 Haz 2019, 21:48 #
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It is almost 3 mm smaller than the declared diameter. This is the reason i thought to a fake
cobrapel Catalogue referee
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Posted: 25 Haz 2019, 11:21 #
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I found out, in Corpus Nummorum Italicorum catalog, that the 1794 issue is only 23 mm diameter.
It isn't remarked in numista page.
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces21457.html

This is the reference: CNI vol. III, page 496, coin n.8.
https://www.numismaticadellostato.it/web/pns/iuno-moneta/biblioteca/corpus

Thank you for your help.
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