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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2458309, member: 76194"]Put it under 100x magnification and under intense LED lights and any cast lines, no matter how faint, will show like a sore thumb. That's what I did with my fake Severus denarius which also had dark surfaces. I couldn't see casting marks at 5x magnification with a coin loupe and the naked eye, but 100X with intense lighting with a plug in microscope and even the gate mark was obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]514835[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 2458309, member: 76194"]Put it under 100x magnification and under intense LED lights and any cast lines, no matter how faint, will show like a sore thumb. That's what I did with my fake Severus denarius which also had dark surfaces. I couldn't see casting marks at 5x magnification with a coin loupe and the naked eye, but 100X with intense lighting with a plug in microscope and even the gate mark was obvious. [ATTACH=full]514835[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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