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<p>[QUOTE="ArtDeco, post: 24816894, member: 119259"]Here are some more photos, this time I caught something interesting, I took a close up photo of the coin through my LED magnification tool and I then noticed spots of green-looking patina on the coin. This is almost like the type of patina you would find on bronze coins or even spots of bronze disease.</p><p><br /></p><p>The more I examine the coin, I also notice that the edges of the details on the coins don't look very natural, slightly too uniform, not enough wear to be ancient. I would say though that this would have been very hard for me to spot still and the trident and duck aside, this would have fooled me again.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/9EBFaiS.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/ohDQBKi.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/i381Jz2.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://i.imgur.com/38Uywfl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ArtDeco, post: 24816894, member: 119259"]Here are some more photos, this time I caught something interesting, I took a close up photo of the coin through my LED magnification tool and I then noticed spots of green-looking patina on the coin. This is almost like the type of patina you would find on bronze coins or even spots of bronze disease. The more I examine the coin, I also notice that the edges of the details on the coins don't look very natural, slightly too uniform, not enough wear to be ancient. I would say though that this would have been very hard for me to spot still and the trident and duck aside, this would have fooled me again. [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/9EBFaiS.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/ohDQBKi.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/i381Jz2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.imgur.com/38Uywfl.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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