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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26066655, member: 10461"]It looks completely normal to me, in the context of early 18th century coins. Note the squared-off area at 10:00 on the obverse. That appears to be a straight clip on the planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>The type is <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27205.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27205.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-27205</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Bavaria <a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/german-states-bavaria-30-kreuzer-km-385-1715-1719-cuid-1138330-duid-1341631" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/german-states-bavaria-30-kreuzer-km-385-1715-1719-cuid-1138330-duid-1341631" rel="nofollow">KM-385</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neat coin. Maybe cleaned once upon a time, but it looks authentic enough to me.</p><p><br /></p><p>There does appear to be a little bit of surface roughness in places (porosity), and you’re right that that can be indicative of a cast fake, but in this case, I think it’s just that: minor roughness.</p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>could</i> be wrong, of course, but it doesn’t raise any red flags for me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 26066655, member: 10461"]It looks completely normal to me, in the context of early 18th century coins. Note the squared-off area at 10:00 on the obverse. That appears to be a straight clip on the planchet. The type is [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces27205.html']Numista-27205[/URL]. Bavaria [URL='https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide/world/german-states-bavaria-30-kreuzer-km-385-1715-1719-cuid-1138330-duid-1341631']KM-385[/URL]. Neat coin. Maybe cleaned once upon a time, but it looks authentic enough to me. There does appear to be a little bit of surface roughness in places (porosity), and you’re right that that can be indicative of a cast fake, but in this case, I think it’s just that: minor roughness. I [I]could[/I] be wrong, of course, but it doesn’t raise any red flags for me.[/QUOTE]
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