Perth Mint Uniface "trial strikes"

[ausjack]

Yes I applaud you on your detective work Mark, well done mate :good: Yes for sure as it doesn't appear that it's platinum So even the dealer can get it wrong from time to time but now the question is did they do it on purpose :scratch_one-s_head:

[serial]

oh god that's terrible for the buyer!
ex-iag no less!
problem is it could be technically be described as an off metal strike but the reason they should be refunding the buyer imho is because they state it is struck in silver which it would obviously not be if you handle it.
hard to mistake the heft of silver with plated copper when you have handled enough silver coins

[markn]

hard to mistake the heft of silver with plated copper when you have handled enough silver coins

The silver facsimiles are aluminium so you'd notice that without a doubt.  The plat/gold facsimiles are copper which has half the density of those precious metals so you'd notice it with those too.  

I think if the silver facsimiles were plated copper it'd be too easy to mix them up, only about 15% difference in density.  Perhaps that's why the PM made those from Al.