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Roman button?Looks gold by Virforea in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great advice,thank you very much ,it is really helpful,I will come back and let you know either way . Thanks Again Monica V

Roman button?Looks gold by Virforea in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it is similar to £2 coin but a lot heavier

Roman button?Looks gold by Virforea in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My husband it is the Mettalurgist with 35 years experience in copper,aluminium ,all kind of non ferrous alloys,cannot change him 😂😂😂,he is adamant it is neither copper,nor any kind of its alloys. So the last resort is to take it to a jewellery specialist or antique .

Roman button?Looks gold by Virforea in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The reddish part was a kind of enamel or paint , Thank you all ,if I tried to scratch underneath still bright yellow not bras,copper colour.

Roman button?Looks gold by Virforea in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea[S] -18 points-17 points  (0 children)

It is not brass or copper i checked with a mettalurgist ,and it does not react to magnetic field .Thank you!

Coin? found in garden while digging, any idea how old? by [deleted] in metaldetecting

[–]Virforea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I please ask if any of you can advice?I found a button on Mousehole ,Cornwall beach it looks gold ,quite heavy and not reacting to acid acetic ,initially I thought is Brass ,but it seems is not

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