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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jgenn, post: 2499852, member: 78525&quot;]Those edge pictures look correct.&nbsp; The purpose of the edge design was to deter shaving/clipping as well as to make the coin harder to counterfeit.&nbsp; The edge design was struck prior to the faces.&nbsp; I mentioned the flattened dentils because counterfeiters typically apply the edge afterwards, often damaging the dentils in the process.</p><p><br /></p><p>One should never pass judgement on the authenticity of 8 reales without examining the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>Robert Gurney&#039;s book, Counterfeit Portrait 8 Reales, has much infomation that applies to pillar dollars, too.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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