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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;OdedPaz, post: 2075171, member: 21096&quot;]Now, regarding this specific coin that you are referring to. Let&#039;s make a few things clear.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are two different ways of making ORIGINAL pop-out coins which means that you actually take a real coin and make it into a pop-out coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then there are the fakes, that the buyer is referring to.</p><p><br /></p><p>The fakes are those that are not actually popped-out coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>What the fakers do, is take a real pop-out coin, and make a die-cast of it, and then cast as many coins as they want, using white metal, or even silver, to make these cast replicas.</p><p><br /></p><p>A cast Morgan, and a cast pop-out coin made to look as if it&#039;s on a Morgan, are both fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p>An easy test to differ between the two is the cling/clonk test - drop it on a piece of marble or glass, and listen. If it clings, it&#039;s silver, and most probably an original pop-out made from a genuine coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it clanks, it is POSSIBLY a fake, but not positively a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>Take a good magnifier and look at the surface of the coin - you may see additional metal where it should not be on an original Morgan (outside the popped-out face). You may see a &quot;sandy&quot; surface.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can also test it to see if it&#039;s indeed silver or not, although many of these fakes were silver plated (or gold plated) after casting them.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the specific popped-out Morgan in question here, it does seem to me like it may have very well been cast and not on a genuine coin. You would need to test it using the methods I described above, and determine it&#039;s authenticity.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am very happy to assist anyone who may have any questions regarding these coins, turned into fantastic works of art![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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