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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 691014, member: 19463&quot;]If this is an electrotype and the MB reading (British Museum) makes that obvious, there should be a distinct seam around the edge where the two halves were joined.&nbsp; Electrotypes are perfect copies but the halves are very hard to join without it showing.&nbsp; Often no attempt is made to hide the seam since the item was made to be a study object not a fake to fool the likes of me not smart enough to ask for a photo of the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>This, of course, throws doubt on every other coin in the group.&nbsp; If they all have edge joins the value of the hoard just took a major tumble.&nbsp; When first posted, the lot seemed believable with top coins in the $100-200 range.&nbsp; With the addition of this $2000+ item we have to be suspicious of all.</p><p><br /></p><p>This page shows a nice edge photo.</p><p><a href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/electro.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/electro.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.calgarycoin.com/reference/fakes/electro.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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