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bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 3:10 pm Hello everybody, Just won two coins on ebay. Looks like they are from the same hammer. They were struck, but the "wear" is exactly the same. Any thoughts... Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 3:14 pm So you are wondering if they are from the same Modern hammer, a recent fabrication? Report this Post to the Staff
bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 3:41 pm They look like real coins each of them separately, but not together. I think it's a modern fabrication. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 3:48 pm Agreed, struck from the same modern dies. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 4:12 pm I could be wrong, but these look like modern copies to me. Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4971 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 4:36 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 03/22/2016 6:32 pm The metal looks porous too... hope they didn't cost the Earth. Report this Post to the Staff
bobstam New Member United States 47 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 10:58 am David, porosity would be the indicator for the cast copy, however these coins were struck from modern dies. Actually, I think, they were pressed, because the shift of the flan is evenly "uneven" on both coins. This gives impression that they are in the fixed position with each other. Please, tell me if I'm wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 5:19 pm Who am I to say how the porosity occurred but it is quite clearly visable. Surely it could have occurred when pouring the metal to create the blanks which that were struck? Porosity alone cannot be used to determine the authenticity or not of coinage (it occurs sometimes in the real thing) but if I was in charge of coin production for Alexander the great I think I would have higher quality control for fear of keeping my job/life. Report this Post to the Staff
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