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GPC1965 New Member Portugal 4 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 12:55 pm Hi, This coin looks good at first sight but then I've noticed what looks like flow of metal in the rim. (meaning hot metal; casting.) I'd love to ear your opinions. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 12:58 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 1:11 pm It looks pretty similar to other examples I've found online. Can you show us the edge? Cast fakes will often show a seam. This does appear to be a rarer date. If there's a market for them, I imagine there could be fakes. Report this Post to the Staff
Numis-Northerner Pillar of the Community Canada 857 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 3:09 pm Nothing stands out as "cast" to me, I would recommend comparing it to photos of genuine examples of the same date just to be sure. Amazing strike btw, I've seen and owned a few of these and this has to be one of the most well struck examples I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff
GPC1965 New Member Portugal 4 Posts	Posted 04/20/2021 4:26 pm Thanks. I am struggling to explain that 'flow of hot metal' on the edge. Can't see it as a normal thing on a struck piece of copper... It strikes me as something that only melted metal could have done! Many thanks for your answers! __ I do have coins like that, and many others similar; none of them, regardless of condition, have nothing like that... none of the edges have that "flow"... Report this Post to the Staff
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