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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 2180920, member: 15019&quot;]I don&#039;t look much into specific &quot;tells&quot; with modern copies as the details are generally correct. What usually makes it not look right are differences in surface appearance, artificial patina, and differences in depth/relief in features, like can be seen on the bust; area around eye and bridge of nose, between some hair strands seems to cut much deeper down towards the level of the fields than it should. Hair curl that should be higher relief than the neck disappearing into it despite lack of wear. Stuff like that.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not an expert in any US series, but looking at the things I mentioned above, which are also consistent across various foreign coin types I am very familiar with, allows me to spot them without knowing specific types and varieties.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the case of this coin it&#039;s much easier to scrutinize due to the source from which it comes. In a different context I may have passed over it and not looked very closely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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