Decadrachm Of Syracuse. Real Or Fake?

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Sjdeee New Member Canada 1 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 12:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 12:19 pm it's a cast fake...not even the right metal Edited by Victor 01/11/2022 12:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188213 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 12:27 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21605 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 1:03 pm to the CCF I agree, it is a fake. In the future, please rotate and crop your photos. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34406 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 1:18 pm Wrong metal plus parting line on edge equals fake. Hopefully you can get your money back @sjd. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 4:48 pm I have three different cast fakes of this design of Syracusan dekadrachm - one of them is silver plated. I have never bothered to weight them - fakery too obvious. Very easy to identify; they all have a very obvious circumferential casting seams, design detail very mushy, color rather coppery, rough fields with either rounded tiny pits and pimples. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 6:06 pm to the community I agree it's fake. Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter4 Pillar of the Community United States 1086 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 6:26 pm Definitely a fake-I don't even have to know much about ancient coins to know this one is fake. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 01/11/2022 7:26 pm Good piece of advice to keep in mind with Syracuse dekadrachms: If you even have to ask, it's fake. Report this Post to the Staff
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