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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;halfcent1793, post: 2912639, member: 86853&quot;]I agree that it&#039;s probablly not genuine. LOTS of fakes of early stuff coming in from China and Eastern Europe. I wouldn&#039;t buy anything from a dealer I didn&#039;t know well these days. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the &quot;Castaing machine&quot; is a misnomer for the upsetting mill. The blank went through the upsetting mill, which made it round and the right diameter, before being struck. At least that&#039;s how they did it with copper coins. I doubt silver was handled any differently.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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