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<p>[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4146732, member: 72790"]I wonder if fellow members could help me ascertain if this coin is genuine. The main reasons for this are its weight, which is light at 7.0 grams. These usually weigh in at circa 8.35 grams. And secondly, the surface of the coin seems a bit unusual. The surface looks rough but feels glossy, almost as though it had been sprayed with lacquer. The edge is difficult to photograph as the coin is very thin but I think it so thin that a casting seam is improbable. I looked at the fake website at Forums and cannot find a match . None of the fakes there are from the Nikomedia mint, anyway. I know it is impossible to verify a coin from these images, but is there anything that stands out as obviously fake? Thanks for any help.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1071640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071641[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kevin McGonigal, post: 4146732, member: 72790"]I wonder if fellow members could help me ascertain if this coin is genuine. The main reasons for this are its weight, which is light at 7.0 grams. These usually weigh in at circa 8.35 grams. And secondly, the surface of the coin seems a bit unusual. The surface looks rough but feels glossy, almost as though it had been sprayed with lacquer. The edge is difficult to photograph as the coin is very thin but I think it so thin that a casting seam is improbable. I looked at the fake website at Forums and cannot find a match . None of the fakes there are from the Nikomedia mint, anyway. I know it is impossible to verify a coin from these images, but is there anything that stands out as obviously fake? Thanks for any help. [ATTACH=full]1071640[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1071641[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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