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<p>[QUOTE="Scuba4fun777, post: 8143772, member: 75199"]Thanks for adding the more detailed pictures. </p><p>These appear to cast copies. If you look at the two silver-colored coins, both exhibit pitting at about 10:00 (think face of a clock) in the fields on the reverse. These are micro-bubbles caused by air being trapped in the molten metal as it cools in the mold. The gold-colored coin also has pitting near the rim at about 1:30. If you want to be sure, take them to your local coin shop (or 2) for their opinion. </p><p>In my opinion, they are counterfeit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Scuba4fun777, post: 8143772, member: 75199"]Thanks for adding the more detailed pictures. These appear to cast copies. If you look at the two silver-colored coins, both exhibit pitting at about 10:00 (think face of a clock) in the fields on the reverse. These are micro-bubbles caused by air being trapped in the molten metal as it cools in the mold. The gold-colored coin also has pitting near the rim at about 1:30. If you want to be sure, take them to your local coin shop (or 2) for their opinion. In my opinion, they are counterfeit.[/QUOTE]
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