Gold Counterfeit Mold,

Your dies look more shallow than the ebay one, and I noticed that the obverse and reverse were on the same block. Is that why they are immune from the counterfeit law since they could not be used as dies, or the half-tone type of checkering? Very Neat for both!

Jim

 

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The printing blocks and the mold in the op are 2 different things. The mold in the op is used to cast/press the copper dies in my photo 1794.

The copper dies on the block are flush or even with the surface of the surrounding wood holding them (the dies). If one were to break the block or pry out the copper die, one would see that the dies are double sided (An obverse and reverse) on each die in the block.

 

Possibly, but I'm not convinced yet. Are you saying that this mold would be used to create the printing block, or to be used to create an intermediary piece that would then be used to create the piece inserted in the printing block? I also have a couple of these printing blocks. The piece in the block has a reverse image of the coin for printing the picture. The mold in the eBay auction is also reversed so it would create a "forward" image of the coin. So the piece from that mold would not be suitable for a printing block. It would have to be used in turn to create a reversed image piece that could be mounted in the block.

Also the actual relief of the surfaces of the pieces on the printing block is almost zero. The relief of the piece that would be produced by that mold would be much greater than that seen on the printing blocks.