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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2649739, member: 56859&quot;]Sure <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an extreme example for purposes of clarity, from a <a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/cast.htm" rel="nofollow">CalgaryCoins article about detecting fake ancient coins</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakenervasandcast01.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>And another example from that article:</p><p><img src="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/fakessandcast02.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In the second picture, see how the portrait joins the fields?&nbsp; It&#039;s sloped and not very crisp.&nbsp; I see others use the word &quot;melted&quot; to describe this because it looks like the portrait (or other device) is melting/dissolving into the flan.&nbsp; <span style="color: #0000b3"><b>[Edited to add that a more common term for this appearance is &quot;soft&quot;]</b>&nbsp; </span>That can&#039;t be a function of wear since those junctions are low points on the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s an authentic coin from CNG&#039;s archives (randomly picked a Galba dupondius with moderate wear, for easy comparison to the above portrait).&nbsp; Notice the sharper junctions of the portrait to the flan.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/846686.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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