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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ziggy29, post: 18568, member: 1113&quot;]For one thing, these coins lack the sharp detail of a genuine coin.&nbsp; Most of these fakes are likely cast copies of one sort or another, or made from transfer dies such as spark erosion fakes.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You often get a dull, granular surface with relatively little detail visible.&nbsp; The finer details rarely transfer fully.&nbsp; If you have the coin in hand, of course, you could also weigh it, make specific gravity tests and listen for a &quot;bell-like tonal quality&quot; if you tap the rim with a pencil.&nbsp; Cast copies will tend to sound like a thud.</p><p><br /></p><p>(By the way, to tie it into another thread, this is stuff I learned from one of the ANA correspondence courses toward the diploma.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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