Sand Cast? Hawaiian 50c

[lanc32-migration]

I just got this and was told it is potentially a sand cast. Any thoughts? I don't know too much about these.

 

Thanks in advance for the help

[physics-fan3.14]

I would agree with that. Notice the porous surfaces, dull color, and washed out details. They all point to a cast counterfeit. I'm guessing this probably is not made of silver, either.

[TomB]

Perhaps. It might also be real and simply corroded.

[BillJones]

Perhaps. It might also be real and simply corroded.

 

Sorry I think this coin has been bad since the day it was cast. It's a crude counterfeit IMO. That lump behind the king's neck is a major problem.

[RWB]

Wonder if they used black volcanic sand for the mold?

[michael]

kind of looks like a crude chinese copy coming out of china the last year or so

 

and they should get progressively better if in hand the coin is cast and not just a corroded original mint product

[James_OldeTowne]

It looks fake to me. But as someone else pointed out, corroded coins can look remarkably similar to cast counterfeits.

 

In this case, there's too much surface aberration to suggest a genuine coin, so I vote "cast".