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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3577022, member: 76194"]Most likely it's an authentic ex. jewelry piece that is corroded from having been used as jewelry and being exposed to God knows how much cleaning chemicals and sweat.</p><p><br /></p><p>The reason I think is real is the edge splits, that look deep enough and authentic enough, despite us not getting a decent view of the edges. But I think I see enough there to say that's not a cast. If it were a cast the edge splits would look filled in. Also, the strike is way too sharp to be a cast. I'd expect more softness of it were a cast. It's just a coin with serious issues due to being treated roughly for decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>You are probably better off paying a little extra for a coin with less issues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 3577022, member: 76194"]Most likely it's an authentic ex. jewelry piece that is corroded from having been used as jewelry and being exposed to God knows how much cleaning chemicals and sweat. The reason I think is real is the edge splits, that look deep enough and authentic enough, despite us not getting a decent view of the edges. But I think I see enough there to say that's not a cast. If it were a cast the edge splits would look filled in. Also, the strike is way too sharp to be a cast. I'd expect more softness of it were a cast. It's just a coin with serious issues due to being treated roughly for decades. You are probably better off paying a little extra for a coin with less issues.[/QUOTE]
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