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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Publius2, post: 8311948, member: 105571&quot;]Since you said &quot;comparison&quot; I assume that the mushy coin in the top photo is the counterfeit and the sharper coin in the lower photo is the genuine.</p><p><br /></p><p>Was the counterfeit cast?&nbsp; It looks more cast than die-struck to me.&nbsp; Was it gold of the proper alloy or some other metal?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do you know where the 1978 to 1983 counterfeits originated?&nbsp; Beirut?&nbsp; If there&#039;s a story there, I&#039;d like to hear it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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