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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;maridvnvm, post: 3266753, member: 31620&quot;]I have been looking at my example under a loupe.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn&#039;t have the immediate &quot;soapy&quot; feeling that you get with most casts.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have made quite a study of fakes over the years and have delivberately bought many just to get familiar with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>The application of a sandy patina on the top of the surfaces has been done to hide many of the things that I would normally look for. It looks as though the surfaces have been brushed with a brass brush or similar (it has a slightly burnished look that you get from this) before the sand and chemicals were applied.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that the casting sprue is at 8 o&#039;clock on the obverse. This has been hidden under a thick layer of red sand, visible on the obverse image of my coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>The edge doesn&#039;t look as though there is a casting seam but then it is difficult to get a clear view at the moment as it has a fine layer of dust/sane all around the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that my fingers are being fooled by the surface dirt and this may be distracting me from the soapy feel.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will try and strip the coin back to see what lies beneath. I will report back after my experiments are done.</p><p><br /></p><p>My coin didn&#039;t come from the same seller as the new one. Quite a different route in fact. I will watch out for others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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