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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;desertgem, post: 697523, member: 15199&quot;]I am not sure of the date the first was discovered. And as I remember it wasn&#039;t immediately accepted. Probably as soon as a significant price was established,many tried to remove the exact amount of material, but it isn&#039;t as easy as some might think to duplicate. That is where other markers on the coin also becomes important to establish that it is real. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a photo from Heritage Auction Archive. You can carefully compare your coin to these photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>You may have to register to see them. It is free, and this resource is probably the best for closeup of coins.</p><p><a href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1128&amp;Lot_No=328&amp;src=pr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1128&amp;Lot_No=328&amp;src=pr" rel="nofollow">http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1128&amp;Lot_No=328&amp;src=pr</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Jim[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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