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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 2783782, member: 85693&quot;]Here are a couple new photos, taken from an angle for a better view (I hope) of the surfaces:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]644717[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]644718[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>So what is the difference between casting bubbles and the effects of a worn, pitted die?&nbsp; I have cast fakes in my collection - a while back I deliberately bought a batch of Spanish 19th C. 5 pesetas for some research I was doing; they are quite obviously fake.&nbsp; I&#039;ve obtained a few others - including ancients - by accident. </p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I posted this one is that, except for the weight - which I realize is a very important factor - it &quot;feels&quot; pretty good to me.&nbsp; Hardly scientific, but that&#039;s why I went to the forum.&nbsp; (For what it&#039;s worth, I bought my first (real) RR denarius 30 years ago). </p><p><br /></p><p>As for the $20, well, I prefer genuine coins.&nbsp; But I got to participate in an interesting conversation with pleasant, helpful &amp; knowledgeable collectors.&nbsp; <i>Priceless</i>, as they used to say in the credit card commercials.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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