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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 5230577, member: 111387&quot;]While the weight is in the correct range for this type, there are few things that make me &#039;take pause&#039;* with this coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>1.&nbsp; This is a very popular type, and as such, it is one that is commonly faked.&nbsp; Therefore, I presume it is a copy until proven otherwise.&nbsp; Its discovery in a Coinstar machine, while not impossible, is still improbable...&nbsp; It is a coin, and as such, it could be conceivable that it may have found a home along with other modern coins in the abyss of a &#039;junk drawer&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>2.&nbsp; The fabric/toning looks a little iffy to me in the first pic.&nbsp; This observation is more of a &#039;gut feeling&#039; than anything else.&nbsp; Of course, it all could be related to the photograph/lighting etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>3.&nbsp; In the 2nd picture, the break in the beaded border occurs in the field rather than at the edge of the flan.&nbsp; Is this due to natural wear on the coin, or perhaps a weak die-strike?&nbsp; While the border is worn at the bottom, some faint traces of it can still be seen.&nbsp; For the (top-edge)border to abruptly go from sharp to completely non-existent is a big flag for me.</p><p><br /></p><p>4.&nbsp; In the 4th picture, there appears to be a line along the bottom of the edge.&nbsp; Is it evidence of a casting seam, or merely a reflection of light off of the rim?</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin very well could be authentic, but there is enough here that I would personally pass on the coin -- if it were being offered for sale.&nbsp; Remember, I&#039;ve presumed that it&#039;s fake to begin with; until potentially proven otherwise for me to then have a higher-level of confidence in it being genuine. </p><p><br /></p><p>Considering that this is a found coin and not one being offered for sale, does the above help you get a definitive answer as to: &quot;Yeah or Nay?&quot;.&nbsp; Perhaps not, but it&#039;s been a fun exercise for me in trying to determine so.</p><p><br /></p><p>*DISCLAIMER:&nbsp; I am not an experienced ancient coin numismatist, but I did sleep at a [FILL IN THE BLANK HOTEL CHAIN] last night.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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