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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2816497, member: 74282&quot;]Gold and silver get smoothed and tooled as well. It is a bigger problem for bronzes but certainly not exclusive to them.</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin was rightfully called out by Roma for having &quot;extensively tooled details&quot; and is in my opinion rather obvious when you look close. Notice the huge difference in condition of the surfaces in various areas of the coin where the forger has inadvertently exposed what appears to be a quite crystalline interior and then attempted to smooth it down while engraving details. Even if you don&#039;t recognize the style&nbsp; these sorts of inconsistencies are what you want to look for:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]660265[/ATTACH] </p><p>Here is another example sold by Roma but correctly described as tooled. The tooling is not extensive on this denarius but a close inspection will reveal it. Can you tell where it is?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]660274[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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