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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ksparrow, post: 697206, member: 7638&quot;]As previously mentioned, the &#039;lost wax&#039; process works best with small, thick coins, such as ancients, because of differential shrinkage of the materials used. The flatter,thinner, and wider the object being copied (think $10 Indians and Saints), the more the dimensions will be &#039;off,&#039; and the more problems will be seen in the details. The best candidates for high quality copies using this method, in the US gold series, would appear to be the $2.50 and $5 Indians, I believe. (small/thick).&nbsp; Silicone rubber molds can be made of these and used to generate investment wax copies of the coins over, and over, and over.&nbsp;&nbsp; It&#039;s all outlined in Charles Larson&#039;s book, Numismatic Forgery, which is readily available, and cited earlier in the thread.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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