A nice trio!
I looks like it was cleaned. Actually it looks to me a bit like a dug coin...Mike
Yup, my typo. Fat fingers -- Breen 2, Cohen 3. :) Thanks for the correction Conder.
p.s. I have an 1825 too, so you better be careful. ;)
Yes, the wreath was punched into the die, IIRC. At this time everything was punched into the die. I believe that GDJMSP or Conder will know...
The spurs are in different places because they are different dies (spurs are generally die gouges or other die damage). The letters look the...
Be nice, 900. :) Our friendly and hansome Toad is just a little hard headed and a touch argumentative. Kinda like someone else I know. ;)
:hatch: BINGO!!!! :hatch: :)
In the case of the modern punches (above) if they were "overpunched" the would show a circular outline. On the older punches the outline was in...
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YOU ARE WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The punches include the letters and the outline (what you're mistakenly calling doubling) underneath. I've...
1. No, I do not believe it is repunched. 2. Yes. 3. No, I hadn't. 4. Yes -- that looks like re-engraving of the line, happens on this...
p.s. the repunching is almost exactly the same as yours BECAUSE THE SAME LETTER PUNCHES WERE USED TO IMPRESS THE LETTERS IN THE TWO DIES -- think...
Mine is a [correction] C-3, Toad; I'm not sure what die state it is; and I knew exactly what you were referring to.
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