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dougsmit Pillar of the Community United States 1549 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 7:26 pm Quote: Doug Smith - Is there a good write-up on what constitues a silver foil coin fake or what process was used to make silver foil ancient fakes? John Lorenzo United States I have several pages on the subject but if you want something more authoritative I suggest the book I list on this page: http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...fourree.html http://www.forumancientcoins.com/do...fourree.html "For more technical information on fourree production techniques and great cross section photos, see: Campbell, William, Greek and Roman Plated Coins Numismatic Notes and Monographs No. 57, American Numismatic Society, 1933." Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 7:27 pm I am NOT happy with the reverse field of this coin. That is apart from the fact that I am denied in these pictures at least, from close examination of the edge of it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 09/20/2012 9:18 pm Quote: The posters talk about a casting rim on the coin. What exactly does this mean, and is it visible from this photo? In case you're still wondering about that, the answer is no, the casting seam is not really visible from that photo - but it is clearly visible in the additional photos posted on the FORVM thread. It's the line running through the middle of the rim, where the two halves of the casting mould joined together and some of the molten metal flowed in between the gap. For the benefit of those not registered on FORVM, here is a CCF thread where a casting seam is clearly visible on the edge of a counterfeit modern coin; this older thread shows a nice clear casting seam on a fake ancient coin (though the pics in that thread are imageshack-hosted and may expire at some point). Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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