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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3573746, member: 10461&quot;]Because I&#039;m stupid.&nbsp; LOL</p><p><br /></p><p>No, seriously, this is one &quot;unwritten rule&quot; I tend to forget about from time to time (and really was mostly unaware of).&nbsp; That&#039;s the problem with <i>unwritten</i> rules.&nbsp; Twenty years ago, netiquette did not come naturally to me and had to be learned, after making many <i>faux pas</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I see the wisdom in the unwritten rule, now that it is mentioned.&nbsp; And really, posting about this coin worked against my own interests as a potential bidder, but at the time, I was (and still <i>am</i>) truly interested in knowing if anyone else thought the incuse lines on Elizabeth&#039;s bodice looked unusual.&nbsp; And there was a time factor if I wanted to bid.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mea maxima culpa.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am certainly not accusing the auction firm of anything.&nbsp; This is literally a matter of curiosity.&nbsp; Has anyone seen any hammered silver coins of this period that were tooled to enhance detail?&nbsp; The portraits of Elizabethan coins can be notoriously weak.&nbsp; They&#039;re in much lower relief than the ancients we usually discuss here.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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