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<blockquote data-quote="CanadienneBacon" data-source="post: 4985321" data-attributes="member: 11146">After the usual pleasantries, Sir Merrick takes the sample coin handed him by Tac and sits down to his desk to examine the coin with the aid of a monocle and a scale.&nbsp; Though completely silent, Sir Korvaski is obviously rapt with interest as he turns the coin over and over while hunting for identifying marks.&nbsp; After some length of time, the League manager hands the coin back to Tac and stows his magnification device.&nbsp; &quot;It's not common currency, I can tell you that--not from Sandpoint, nor from any of the larger cities...nay, not Korvosa nor her like.&nbsp; I put it at fresh minting, obviously it's new and not oft handled, else it'd be dinged up and dirty with prints.&nbsp; Someone's got their hands on a press, which ought to be trouble enough, but they've weighted it improperly.&nbsp; The surface gold's clean enough, alright, but it's heavier than it ought to be, which is indication to my eye that it's not clean gold all the way through.&nbsp; A clever forger will make his product heavier rather than lighter than standard.&nbsp; Folk who don't want much to do with a lightweight coin will often fall to stupor and appreciation when a heavy coin passes through their hands.&nbsp; The insignia on the face is queer, too.&nbsp; Not one I've seen before.&nbsp; Where'd you say you got this?&quot;&nbsp; Sir Korvaski peers at the group assembled in his office with interest.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CanadienneBacon, post: 4985321, member: 11146"] After the usual pleasantries, Sir Merrick takes the sample coin handed him by Tac and sits down to his desk to examine the coin with the aid of a monocle and a scale. Though completely silent, Sir Korvaski is obviously rapt with interest as he turns the coin over and over while hunting for identifying marks. After some length of time, the League manager hands the coin back to Tac and stows his magnification device. [COLOR="SandyBrown"]"It's not common currency, I can tell you that--not from Sandpoint, nor from any of the larger cities...nay, not Korvosa nor her like. I put it at fresh minting, obviously it's new and not oft handled, else it'd be dinged up and dirty with prints. Someone's got their hands on a press, which ought to be trouble enough, but they've weighted it improperly. The surface gold's clean enough, alright, but it's heavier than it ought to be, which is indication to my eye that it's not clean gold all the way through. A clever forger will make his product heavier rather than lighter than standard. Folk who don't want much to do with a lightweight coin will often fall to stupor and appreciation when a heavy coin passes through their hands. The insignia on the face is queer, too. Not one I've seen before. Where'd you say you got this?"[/COLOR] Sir Korvaski peers at the group assembled in his office with interest. [/QUOTE]

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