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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TheRed, post: 3553595, member: 87080&quot;]I am doubtful as to the authenticity of this coin.&nbsp; First and foremost, the surfaces of the obverse and reverse seem off.&nbsp; While it could be the quality of the photos, the fabric appears very strange, not hammered.&nbsp; Also, there are some very strange divits in the coin, most notable in the circles of A and S on the reverse and the neck and scepter of the obverse that scream casting bubbles to my eye.&nbsp; Lastly, the reverse cross and parts of both legends don&#039;t look crisp as you would expect from a die struck on a planchet. </p><p><br /></p><p>Based off of the photos, and without weight and thickness, I&#039;m fairly confident that this is a forgery.&nbsp; The fact that it only sold for only $10 makes me even more suspicious.&nbsp; PAXS pennies of William are some of the most recognizable and desirable Norman coins.&nbsp; Even a poor example runs hundreds of dollars.&nbsp; To only sell for $10 means that either the people conducting the estate sale were incompetent or they knew exactly what the coin is (a likely forgery).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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