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Offline COINS FAN

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Cast fake?
« on: March 17, 2019, 07:26:52 pm »
Hello,

This coin has a very soft reverse, the light of the coin is yellow like copper. His wieght is 4,23 grs. What do you think about it?

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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2019, 06:52:12 am »
More likely to be ordinary die wear than a cast. With the coin in hand it should be fairly easy to see if the cracks are from striking. If the cracks are from striking, it cannot be cast.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2019, 05:17:47 pm »
Ok,

the yellow collor trouble me. Is it a genuine coin or fake?

Thank you for your tim.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2019, 06:30:47 pm »
It looks like an ordinary coin of Claudius II to me.  I would be very surprised if it were not real.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2019, 08:10:34 pm »
In reality the coin has yellow parts like copper and thats why i asked if genuine.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2019, 01:59:38 am »
The coin is made of an alloy of copper, thus if any metal is exposed, it is no supprise you see yellow spots
    This is an artifact of natural wear or of cleaning.
Relax!!

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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #6 on: March 19, 2019, 04:10:53 pm »
Thank you all.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #7 on: March 19, 2019, 04:25:38 pm »
Just as a matter of interest... Why do you feel so unsure about such a relatively common coin, which shows no signs of being fake?
    I would have added the coin to my collection without thought... I am interested why you are nervous.? ???  ???

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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #8 on: March 20, 2019, 01:28:46 pm »
I got doubts, because i bought it on the middle of 5 real fakes.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #9 on: March 20, 2019, 01:57:59 pm »
Know the coin is genuine or know the seller has expertise and a guarantee. Here you had neither, you should not have bought it. Most likely it is genuine but you still don't know if it is real because nobody can be certain from the photographs. Know the coin, or know the seller, or DO NOT BUY.
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Re: Cast fake?
« Reply #10 on: March 21, 2019, 10:41:19 pm »
I was sure it is genuine. But after saw some troubling fakes, i got a doubt.
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