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Offline Bill W4

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Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point
« on: March 11, 2019, 07:08:40 pm »
I'm trying to learn smoothing.  Was this Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point years ago?  The green deposits would seem to say no, but the background on both sides just look a bit too smooth.  I could use some help here.
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Re: Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2019, 07:24:56 pm »
I don't think so.
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Re: Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2019, 07:33:46 pm »
Thanks Joe, I wasn't sure.  This helps alot.  Still learning.
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Re: Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2019, 06:30:58 pm »
I always look at the edge outside the inscription. It's hard for a tooler to get at, and if it looks significantly rougher than the fields, that's a giveaway.
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Re: Germanicus possibly smoothed at some point
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2019, 10:40:26 am »
That is most helpful.  Thank you, I've always had trouble detecting smoothing.
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