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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1765333, member: 19463&quot;]IMHO the strongest case for the coin being genuine is the crystallization.&nbsp; A cast taken from a genuine coin that has crystallized must be extremely good to pick up the texture in a realistic way.&nbsp;&nbsp; The style strikes me as correctly archaic.&nbsp; I suspect the cleaning job reduced the value of the coin by 75% or so.&nbsp; Natural, dark toning with dirt filled recesses is strongly preferred by most collectors of&nbsp; archaic coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; Do note that crystallized coins can be a bit fragile.&nbsp;&nbsp; Dropping them can be a big mistake.&nbsp; Despite that, some of us find them quite desirable.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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