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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;IdesOfMarch01, post: 2183014, member: 39084&quot;]The high-magnification pictures show clear evidence of cleaning-related scratches:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]422860[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Note the scratches between the rightmost legend and the edge of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>So my question is, why would a counterfeiter go to the trouble of adding cleaning scratches that are only visible under high magnification to a (possibly) cast coin?&nbsp; If an expert can determine that this coin isn&#039;t genuine, then he won&#039;t be fooled by fake cleaning scratches.</p><p><br /></p><p>This makes me think the coin is more likely to be genuine and is worth an expert&#039;s opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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