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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Murphy, post: 2440831, member: 79368&quot;]As the only one here who saw the coin before it was slabbed, I can say without doubt the coin isn&#039;t a cast. David Vagi saw the coin as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning the die match, I said possibly a die match. When looking at photos you have to look what&#039;s the same more than what&#039;s different. The tilt of the coin, angle of the light and other factors all effect the photo. I&#039;ve seen two photos of the same coin that don&#039;t look like the same coin due to lighting differences. Doug can attest to that. Other factors like wear, strike, corrosion can also make two coins struck from the same die appear different. </p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning these two coins, the hairs are all in the same positions, and most suggestive to me of a die sharing is the small lump on the bottom of the single hair strand that crosses the diadem. This is not a standard feature and suggests to me these coins may be the same dies. There are some differences which most can be attributed to lighting and tilt. If I have time I&#039;ll get the spaer coin and reshoot the photo at an angle similar to the slab photo. I&#039;m moving in 2 weeks so I may not get to it before I move.&nbsp; I&#039;m not 100% convinced of a die match but I think it&#039;s a possibility. The reverse die is not a match so that&#039;s not an issue. Even if not a die match, the style is the same which eliminates the style argument for this coin being a forgery. </p><p><br /></p><p>Concerning blob or whatever, I have no idea what the poster who said this is referring to. </p><p><br /></p><p>The original complaints about this coin were related to style. Now that the style is shown to be consistent with coins of this issue, I&#039;m not sure how anyone can say for sure if the coin is fake or not from a rather average photo shot through plastic. Unless of course you&#039;ve seen the coin in hand like David Vagi or myself have. </p><p><br /></p><p>Barry Murphy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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