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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1711310, member: 26302&quot;]OP, one trick I use is to look at wear. See how the details lower on the coin look weak and worn? See how higher points like the ear have more detail? Now, ask yourself, why the heck would that be? If struck, the highest parts like the ear would wear first, and lower things would be protected and would be the last to wear. </p><p><br /></p><p>Basically cast coins look inverted in terms of wear. That is the first thing I look at, (besides edges of course).</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, look at this coin I posted today:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]263172.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>See how high points on the portrait are worn, but lower level details still have very nice details because they were protected? That is how wear is supposed to happen on a struck coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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