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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Old Texas Reb, post: 2932367, member: 91220&quot;]I call it a gem because of the beautiful original patina.&nbsp;&nbsp; The coin was probably struck shortly before it was buried.</p><p><br /></p><p>I basically look for sharp, clear detail on coins like this.&nbsp; Almost anyone can tell a cast copy of a struck coin but the same rules also apply to cast coinage.&nbsp; Forgers of these in Asia use original coins to make molds of fake cash pieces.&nbsp; A cast of a cast coin will have noticeably less detail than the original.&nbsp; A lot of it also comes with experience in knowing what original cash pieces look like.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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