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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mikey Zee, post: 2598104, member: 72818&quot;]Well, At this time I still don&#039;t know myself since I never actually looked at it with a loupe and only as it appears in hand for years after I acquired it. I&#039;d &#039;vote&#039; cast if I ran across it today but when I purchased it from Wayne Phillips sometime around 1990 I just assumed it should look a bit rough and accepted it was a bit harshly cleaned (and therefore cheaper) than others I had seen and could afford.</p><p><br /></p><p>I posted it because I thought it&#039;s a good example of what probably is a cast but may not be....if only because it was purchased from an experienced dealer. Until I took this magnified &#039;practice photo&#039; I never thought it anything but genuine and &#039;environmentally&#039; altered a bit--- the &#039;bubbles&#039; barely noticeable to the naked eye suggesting only a rough surface....</p><p><br /></p><p>I was hoping someone more adept at this sort of thing could help clarify the issue. I think it&#039;s one of those that fell through the cracks (cast) but haven&#039;t bothered to send it off to someone to be certain to date.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hmmm, Perhaps I shouldn&#039;t have posted without having a definitive answer<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie46" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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