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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 52783, member: 112&quot;]Take a look at this coin from that post. <a href="http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/prenumbra2007/detail?.dir=baf8&amp;.dnm=a0b7.jpg&amp;.src=ph" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/prenumbra2007/detail?.dir=baf8&amp;.dnm=a0b7.jpg&amp;.src=ph" rel="nofollow">1765 2 reales</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the area above the crown and below QUE - see those little dark spots ? Then look on the left around VTRA - more dark spots. And more around the date. Now most of the spots are circular - just like a bubble is when it rises to the surface and pops. Then the pit left by the bubble fills in with dirt &amp; grime over the years and they become darker than the fields around them.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The surface of a cast coin can also appear bumpy and irregular instead of smooth as on a struck coin. And while you will seldom see it in a picture, if you closely examine the edge of a cast coin you can often find the injection port - or hole where the metal was poured or injected in the casting mold. This is usually a round hole as well and will quite often not be flush with the surface around it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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