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<p>[QUOTE="lightrain, post: 2038367, member: 33057"]<a href="http://baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/WilliamIV/CatWilliamIV_Rupee.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/WilliamIV/CatWilliamIV_Rupee.htm" rel="nofollow">http://baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/WilliamIV/CatWilliamIV_Rupee.htm</a>, and <a href="http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=21065.0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=21065.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=21065.0</a></p><p>It's easy to assume it is mechanical doubling, but permit me to make a few points: The letter M would have doubling of the serif if it were mech doubling, it doesn't. The shadows of the L's are dead ringers for the thick variety. Also, have you ever seen mechanical doubling with that sharp of an edge- I mean look at the first L especially. There is no doubling of the bust...All the letters are doubled- IN A CIRCLE with all the shadows of the letters to the letter's right as you rotate the coin...on a coin with a known Thick and Thin variety...and it's now magically less easy to brush it off as mechanical doubling. Now, let's say it is what I think it is. What would you speculate as to value?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lightrain, post: 2038367, member: 33057"][url]http://baldwin.co.uk/coins-of-india/WilliamIV/CatWilliamIV_Rupee.htm[/url], and [url]http://www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=21065.0[/url] It's easy to assume it is mechanical doubling, but permit me to make a few points: The letter M would have doubling of the serif if it were mech doubling, it doesn't. The shadows of the L's are dead ringers for the thick variety. Also, have you ever seen mechanical doubling with that sharp of an edge- I mean look at the first L especially. There is no doubling of the bust...All the letters are doubled- IN A CIRCLE with all the shadows of the letters to the letter's right as you rotate the coin...on a coin with a known Thick and Thin variety...and it's now magically less easy to brush it off as mechanical doubling. Now, let's say it is what I think it is. What would you speculate as to value?[/QUOTE]
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