Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3223604, member: 56859&quot;][USER=96613]@ruud1301[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p>Absence of a casting seam does not mean the coin cannot be a cast forgery.&nbsp; Casting seams can be filed down.&nbsp; Also, casting seams are not always present in coins created by the lost wax casting method, unless the forger didn&#039;t bother to remove the seam from the wax model.&nbsp; Lost wax cast coins have only a sprue and that can be filed down and disguised after casting.&nbsp; Keep in mind that some flans were cast so remnants of sprues can be seen on genuine ancient coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>All other signs of falseness aside, consider the &quot;cracks&quot; on your Lucius Verus sestertius.&nbsp; Flan cracks created during the striking of a coin split the entire thickness of the coin.&nbsp; The &quot;cracks&quot; on this LV sestertius look more like scratches in the surface.&nbsp; The cracks are filled.&nbsp; That is a sure sign of casting.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]839724[/ATTACH]</p><p>&quot;Many ancient coins have thin flan cracks or splits, easily visible to the unaided eye or with low magnification. A flan crack should show on both sides of a coin, passing completely through the coin and be visible on the edge of the coin. A flan split should come to a very fine point at it&#039;s apex. No casting method can capture the structure of a crack, or the ultra-fine point of at the end of a split. Only surface look of a crack will be visible and that fine point at the end of a split will be slightly rounded.&quot;</p><p style="text-align: right">-<a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" rel="nofollow">CalgaryCoin.com article about cast forgeries</a></p><p><br /></p><p>From <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/index.php?cat=5" rel="nofollow">Forum Ancient Coins&#039; Learn To Identify Fake Coins</a> photo gallery, here&#039;s an example of a cast coin with tell-tale filled crack (12:00 on the reverse):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10002/normal.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Evidence of Casting - Metal Filled Crack, Raised Edge on Rim, Soapy</b></p><p>The metal filled crack is a 100% certain indicator of a cast fake and makes this an obvious fake to even moderately experienced collectors. The raised rims on the obverse and reverse are sometimes found on genuine coins due to edge bumps, but are also common on cast fakes. The details are a little soapy, another indicator of a cast fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s another example of a cast fake with filled cracks, <a href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&amp;cat=0&amp;pos=3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/displayimage.php?album=search&amp;cat=0&amp;pos=3" rel="nofollow">from FAC&#039;s Fakes Gallery</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/10002/25649q00.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>Nero Cast Sestertius</b></p><p>Orichalcum sestertius, RIC 144, C 307, BMC 184, S 1962, VF, 26.572g, 34.0mm, 180o, Lugdunum mint, 66 A.D.; obverse IMP NERO CAESAR AVG PONT MAX TR POT P P, laureate head left, globe at point of bust; reverse S C, triumphal arch on top statue of Nero in quadriga, on l. Victory w/ wreath &amp; palm, on r. Pax w/ caduceus &amp; cornucopia, wreath in arch, nude helmeted statue of Mars in side niche. Filled cracks confirm this is a cast.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in