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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1313843, member: 26302&quot;]You guys really are very detailed. Not knowing these issues, like Doug said &quot;everything&quot;. I always approach a coin the same way. After looking over easy things like edges, alignment, and the like, (all wrong on this coin of course), I look at wear. Wear is pretty easy to see why high points are worn and recessed points aren&#039;t. Even if all of the first points on this coin were correct, the overall softness on this coin would flag it easily. It could not be wear, and looking closer it would not be a soft strike nor worn dies, as both have different diagnostics, (soft strike being closest to this look). This &quot;item&quot; is a classic case study of die transfer detail loss, the seller admitting it came from a copy already, so at least 2 iterations of detail loss explaining lack of details overall.</p><p><br /></p><p>After all of that, then if I were truly interested I could jump down to the level of die diagnostics, etc. which admittedly I would be nowhere near your guy&#039;s level. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Although, throw out a Hepthalite bronze or a Sassanid silver drachm and I might have a leg up on you guys. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, that is how I approach that issue. Nice post for discussion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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