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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 8124490, member: 19463&quot;]Those are excellent ideas.&nbsp; Thanks.&nbsp; I thought the ribbed pattern was very interesting and believe it is exactly what you say.&nbsp; Perhaps the chisel had a blunt end ribbed pattern to reveal the core without cutting the coin in half or slipping off???</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is what I believe is happening with these two.&nbsp; They are casts in bronze with silver added after the cut.&nbsp; Fakes are interesting but it is next to impossible ever to answer the questions they bring up --- especially &#039;why???&#039;.&nbsp; Did they really think this would fool people?&nbsp; Of course it was probably easier then as now to fool a fool and the world is, was and will be full of fools.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414810[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1414811[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Excellent ideas each and every one.&nbsp; I have shot some of those in the past.&nbsp; My favorite photo game is &#039;Whatzit?&#039;&nbsp; I&#039;ll show you a photo and you tell me what it is.&nbsp; I am a big fan of countermarks.&nbsp; To me, the best part of this bull is the remnants of the dotted border that made the line from snout to tail. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414819[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have shot some of these with several different rigs including a microscope but this started with my desire to use the focus bracketing feature of my camera which automates focus stacks but only with autofocus lenses.&nbsp; My best ones so far including both the owl and Augustus used a Canon 16-35mm zoom reversed using a Meike auto reversal adapter.&nbsp; The owl added additional extension tubes but the Augustus did not.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414827[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I had forgotten about minerals.&nbsp; Perhaps you will recall my Chinese giraffe?&nbsp; I have posted him here before. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1414830[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for all the ideas.&nbsp; Now I have to sort out coins to try![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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