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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I'm just curious here--but how would a hammer-struck coin have a raised border perfectly centered around the edges on both sides?   |
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 United States
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I guess there is a possibility that the coin is a fake. But IMO it looks genuine, with a very good strike.
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Canada
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Is it silver plated It vaguely look as if we can see an underlying metal near the edge. Could just be the pics (or me  )... You could take a pic of the edge ? |
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United States
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I noticed that too, I thought it was just the picture. A picture of the edge would tell for sure.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It doesn't look right to me.
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New Member
 Israel
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Sure I will make a better looking pictures,i took those pictures at the night so thats why all went blurry.
Also,how can I find out its fake?
I never actually sold a coin but I just feel good if I have such rare artifact!
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New Member
Israel
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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It is VERY round, isn't it?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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From what I see of the edge, and the dark line running through the middle, my bet is on a cast copy.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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That certainly looks like a casting seam. I concur with a cast copy.
Martin
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Canada
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Moderator
United States
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I also see a casting line, I agree it's a reproduction. Too bad if it was real it would have been a nice coin.
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Israel
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Well,thanks for clearing out that mini 8 years old mystery.
It would be awesome if the coin would be actually real!
but its also cool!
1 last question:
How can I found out the age of the coin?
(It may still may be done somewhere in the 20th century or am I overacting?)
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11/15/2012 11:52 am
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United States
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Unless there are other examples that have been reported as being done by a certain forger there really isn't any way to pin down the exact date. It's most likely that it's a recent casting made in the last few years.
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Posted 11/14/2012 5:39 pm
