The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 5, February 4, 2007, Article 26

ON SILVERPLATING COPPER IN THE 1700S

Regarding last week's item on the St. Augustine discovery of a
silvered Spanish 2-Reale piece with a copper core, Dick Johnson
writes: "I would be interested in learning how they coated a copper
coin in the 1700s to look like silver. Silverplating had not been
invented yet and firesilvering (like fire gliding for gold) would
be a lot of work for such a small denomination coins.  Any thoughts
anyone?"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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