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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 4248436, member: 19463&quot;]I see no casting bubbles (recessed) but raised pimples which can be a sign of a poorly made transfer mold and equally fake but I believe this is a coin that was so harshly cleaned that it ruined the surfaces.&nbsp; I&nbsp; do agree that those who make fakes might make something this ugly&nbsp; before they learn how to do better. </p><p><br /></p><p>It can be hard to tell the difference between a real coin that has been poorly treated and a fake coin that was given the same abuse.&nbsp; I see no real matter here since the value is about the same ($0 to $10?) either way.&nbsp; We see rare coins in this or worse condition sold for those who can not afford a decent one but the value of this more common emperor is mostly in its educational value and not as a collectible. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That is my point:&nbsp; I would not want the coin real or fake.&nbsp; I do not believe it possible to state that a coin is real just from a photo and there are other explanations for what I see here besides fake.&nbsp; I am not saying it is real and I&#039;m not saying it is fake.&nbsp; Bing IDed the coin or the intent either way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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