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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1818935, member: 19463&quot;]I agree but still have not received an answer to my question above on whether the so called sprue was part of the coin or just added or sticking to it.&nbsp; I suspect the coin will come back genuine but with added material from a removed mount.&nbsp; I even suspect the discoloration around the sprue is from the coin being heated with a torch when it was mounted.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, you can NEVER tell a coin is genuine from a photo.&nbsp; You frequently can tell a coin is not genuine but it is an art to expertise a coin when you have the thing in hand so you can never expect 100% accuracy from working with photos.&nbsp; I do not see anything about the style of this coin that makes me think it is other than a genuine classical period owl or a mechanical reproduction of one.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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