¼ Riyal coins on a too good to be true deal. Are the coins real? [solved]

I got these coins for $1,43 each (shipping included) and it's really nice.

Even though it's really worn, the price of these coins gave me a lot of doubts. (especially when the coin shop where i bought these coins from gave me a fake coin as a bonus)

They still have some luster though, which is kinda weird for me because these coins are supposed to be quite old.

So can someone confirm its legitimacy? (the coin shop still has some of these coins in stock so...)

The diameter is 25 mm, the thickness is 1-2 mm-ish and the edge is reeded.

I would definitely lean much more towards not real, sorry! The coin doesn't look at all like you'd expect a worn silver coin that's 80+ years old.

Quote: "CassTaylor"​I would definitely lean much more towards not real, sorry! The coin doesn't look at all like you'd expect a worn silver coin that's 80+ years old.

Thank you very much for your response! (:

So... ​I put some sulphur (very low concentration solution) on it and on a fake silver coin to compare the tarnishing on both of them.

This is the result:

Is there any chance that the coin is at least silver?

Is it a real riyal? I think you'll find those riyals are not real...for real!

If real, the coins melt value alone would be roughly $2.50. I don't know any coin shops in the habit of losing money on a sale.

Quote: "neilithicman"​Is it a real riyal? I think you'll find those riyals are not real...for real!

​Thanks for your response! (:

Yeah ): seeing its price... I'm really skeptical about its realness. ):
But it's reaction with sulphur really makes me think about the possibility that it's silver, at least silver clad or silver plated, maybe.

Quote: "harryg"​If real, the coins melt value alone would be roughly $2.50. I don't know any coin shops in the habit of losing money on a sale.

​Thanks for your response! (:

Yeah, I thought about it too.
The real price is $2,15 each, but then put a tag on it for $1,43 because no one is buying it for quiet a while. (He doesn't really say what kind of coin it is, he just put a vague name like 'Old Arabian Coin' in Indonesian, just like his other coins)

I might sound quiet delusional now, but I''ll do another test on this coin (bleach test) at least I can conclude something and go to sleep. lol.

You could try a density test, ice-cube test or the ping test to see if it's silver, there are some articles in the Numisdoc section under "tips and tricks" on the various methods

Quote: "neilithicman"​You could try a density test, ice-cube test or the ping test to see if it's silver, there are some articles in the Numisdoc section under "tips and tricks" on the various methods

​Yup, I did an invasive acid and bleach test and it doesn't pass it.

So pretty sure that it's fake now.

But well, thank you very much for all of your responses and answer. (:

some information


http://www.silvercoins.com/fake-silver-coins-14-ways-to-spot-counterfeits/
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/chinese-coin-counterfeiting-ring-4071202