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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;medoraman, post: 1340479, member: 26302&quot;]Look at a worn coin you know is authentic. Just pick a US one. Look at it closely. See how the highest points are worn, leaving no detail and appearing soft and smooth. Look at the lower relief portion of the coin. See how its a little worn, but not really? The high points wear first, so they should look softest. The recessed details should still look mostly like when the coin was struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now look at Icerain&#039;s coin. It was probably cast from a worn coin. However, look at the lower relief portions. See how they are not clear, they are soft, round, and shiny like the high portions? I agree if they copy a worn coin this part is a little harder, but in hand the worn parts of this coin will show no breaks in luster, so in hand this coin would be easier to identify as a cast. Ancients up until late Romans were much higher relief than modern coins, so this is easier for them than later coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps. What also helps is looking at thousands of authentic coins in person and learning about them. I suggest going to a large show, its a heck of an educational opportunity. I know I am not great explaining this, maybe Doug could help me out.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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