@TIF I think you make very good points. The coin is quite smooth and I wonder if it’s been ground down to disguise poor casting or defects. Then...
The photo of that area certainly looks odd. With the coin in hand what I would say is that it is a bit of an optical illusion. There is a...
I probed it more and it seems like I can flake off a top silvery layer and uncover a coppery layer. Below the copper layer is another silvery...
I took this photo under the microscope. It looks like there is a different color metal under the edge in a few places. I scraped at the cooper...
I’ve attempted to take a few additional photos of the edge. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for the response. I looked around the entire circumference by eye and under a microscope and I don’t see a seam.
Hello everyone! I’m new to the area of coin collecting, but dabble in collecting of other historical artifacts. I was given a small jar of coins...
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