Posted 11/29/2011 11:22 pm
I am way out of my experience base on this one. But I can make some observations.
The coin is high grade and looks great - so I am always suspicious because that makes it a great rarity and most coins say on ebay that look like this would be fakes.
The first thing I noticed was that the fields on the coin are pock marked. That is often a clue to a cast forgery. But the details seem clear so it does not have the mushy look of many cast copies.
I believe that this coin may have been made on a Rocker or Roller press which was standard in most of Europe in the late 1600's to early 1700's. The roller press was state of the art BEFORE the introduction of the screw press. I base this on the "clipped" appearance of the perimeter. In a roller press a strip of metal (usually thin) was fed between two rollers. The coin was then cut out of the metal strip after being flattened.
If this is a counterfeit it is a GREAT one. I hope it is NOT a fake.
The coin is high grade and looks great - so I am always suspicious because that makes it a great rarity and most coins say on ebay that look like this would be fakes.
The first thing I noticed was that the fields on the coin are pock marked. That is often a clue to a cast forgery. But the details seem clear so it does not have the mushy look of many cast copies.
I believe that this coin may have been made on a Rocker or Roller press which was standard in most of Europe in the late 1600's to early 1700's. The roller press was state of the art BEFORE the introduction of the screw press. I base this on the "clipped" appearance of the perimeter. In a roller press a strip of metal (usually thin) was fed between two rollers. The coin was then cut out of the metal strip after being flattened.
If this is a counterfeit it is a GREAT one. I hope it is NOT a fake.
Edited by swamperbob
11/29/2011 11:23 pm
11/29/2011 11:23 pm
I buy from one Bulgarian auction
