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Sometimes it is the ear, not the eye, that detects that the item is fake!

Here, dear hobbyist, is a simple video of two pieces from the American Numismatic Society's collection. Both pieces are fake; the first is cast (and of course, there are never any genuine cast pieces except for ancient coins), and the second is minted like the real ones – listen to the difference between them.

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Here, dear hobbyist, is a simple video of two pieces from the American Numismatic Society's collection. Both pieces are fake; the first is cast (and of course, there are never any genuine cast pieces except for ancient coins), and the second is minted like the real ones – listen to the difference between them.

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