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<p>[QUOTE="Long Beard, post: 3920323, member: 108674"]My thoughts are in line with some of the others as to this one being real. Starting with the obvious, or in my opinion, the hair detail seems consistent with circulation wear. smooth at the high points transitioning to sharper in the lower. I would think these very hard to replicate from being cast. On that subject, to keep all of those dentiles intact void of any chipped or missing is extremely difficult. This I can attest to since I've cast aluminum larger wall art in two part sand moulds in the past. Next, the scratches on the face. Those on the neck are slightly deeper than the vertical scuff type right of and below the eye. As for the highlighted bumps, I would attribute these to nicks in the working dies. Perhaps something fell in between them as they were striking a coin? Finally, as to the surfaces themselves, this one was most likely harshly cleaned. More so on the sand-blasted look of the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, only my opinions. I would like to know, if possible, how this ends up. Genuine or counterfeit. Either way, the call was yours and yours alone to make. Enjoyed the post![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Long Beard, post: 3920323, member: 108674"]My thoughts are in line with some of the others as to this one being real. Starting with the obvious, or in my opinion, the hair detail seems consistent with circulation wear. smooth at the high points transitioning to sharper in the lower. I would think these very hard to replicate from being cast. On that subject, to keep all of those dentiles intact void of any chipped or missing is extremely difficult. This I can attest to since I've cast aluminum larger wall art in two part sand moulds in the past. Next, the scratches on the face. Those on the neck are slightly deeper than the vertical scuff type right of and below the eye. As for the highlighted bumps, I would attribute these to nicks in the working dies. Perhaps something fell in between them as they were striking a coin? Finally, as to the surfaces themselves, this one was most likely harshly cleaned. More so on the sand-blasted look of the reverse. Again, only my opinions. I would like to know, if possible, how this ends up. Genuine or counterfeit. Either way, the call was yours and yours alone to make. Enjoyed the post![/QUOTE]
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