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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Carl Wilmont, post: 4595163, member: 75496&quot;][USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER], thanks for the comparisons.&nbsp; This thread and the related earlier one on these coins has me wondering due to the prevalence of fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the coin you found posted on FaceBook and my coin side by side:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1137952[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thrace-apollonia-pontica-gorgon-crawfish-jpg.1137330/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>There are definite similarities, and some differences.&nbsp; The face seems to be slightly&nbsp; more oval on my coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; There appears to be a clear casting seam on the edge of the FaceBook coin that is not present on mine.&nbsp; The FaceBook coin does not appear to be convex on either side, which may be more evidence of being cast vs being struck.&nbsp; The anchor side of my coin is clearly convex. (I know that many of the fakes were struck as well.)&nbsp;&nbsp; The crayfish on the FaceBook coin has six legs and mine has 8- which ironically for mine is a possible concern area on the list you posted, though they are not &quot;finely rendered.&quot;&nbsp; (Crayfish are decapods- so the engraver, to be accurate, should have shown four pairs of walking legs and a pair of pinchers! The three pairs of legs makes me think of insects!)&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I bought my coin at auction from Savoca Coins.&nbsp; I found these two coins sold in Heritage Auctions that had a similar style as mine, including 8-legged crayfish.&nbsp; The second photo (of a coin that also has &quot;golden-brown&quot; toning- another possible warning flag on the list you posted) is attributed to NGC.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2325489" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2325489" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2325489</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6977514" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6977514" rel="nofollow">https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=6977514</a></p><p><br /></p><p>What do you think?&nbsp;&nbsp; Is mine of the same style as these?&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you think all or any of them are authentic?</p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=82322]@Ed Snible[/USER], would you, or any other experts, comment on my coin?&nbsp; Thanks![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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