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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2597449, member: 83845&quot;]One of the main features coin experts use to determine a coin&#039;s authenticity is the surface.&nbsp; However a lot of people who are newer to collecting ancients (including myself) have a hard time distinguishing between a rough surface of a genuine ancient coin and the tell-tell bubbles that give away a coin as a cast fake!</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought it would be fun for some of us to post photos of a coin and the group can weigh in on wether it is casting bubbles or rough surface. Feel free to include example of any kind including horn silver etc.&nbsp; my hope is that this thread will turn into a good resource for people who want to learn to better spot cast fakes. I&#039;ll go first but please excuse the poor photo! I&#039;ll get better at the photography eventually <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]566415[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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