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<p>[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3364952, member: 31620"]The following is an example of a sand cast fake:-</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/16227/Fake_Gordion_III_AE_36_-_CNG_184_lot106.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>A coin or quite often a fake is taken an pressed intosand to create moulds. The use of sand means that the level of detail in the resulting coin is lost leading to softness. The sand also leads to the sany dots on the coin. Sand simply isn't fine enough.</p><p><br /></p><p>These are sold in the street markets in Turkey.</p><p><br /></p><p>The original host for this coin was identified and can be seen below so you can see the loss of detail from the sand casting process.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/16227/Ionia%2C_Ephesus%2C_Gordian_III%2C_AE_Medallion_-_CNG_69_%288_June_2005%29_Lot_989_sold__600.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="maridvnvm, post: 3364952, member: 31620"]The following is an example of a sand cast fake:- [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/16227/Fake_Gordion_III_AE_36_-_CNG_184_lot106.jpg[/IMG] A coin or quite often a fake is taken an pressed intosand to create moulds. The use of sand means that the level of detail in the resulting coin is lost leading to softness. The sand also leads to the sany dots on the coin. Sand simply isn't fine enough. These are sold in the street markets in Turkey. The original host for this coin was identified and can be seen below so you can see the loss of detail from the sand casting process. [IMG]https://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/albums/userpics/16227/Ionia%2C_Ephesus%2C_Gordian_III%2C_AE_Medallion_-_CNG_69_%288_June_2005%29_Lot_989_sold__600.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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