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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;hspepke, post: 630109, member: 19344&quot;]<i>It&#039;s easy to see at a glance they are not even similar - just look at the denticles, or rather the lack of them on your coin as compared to the ebay coin.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p>Yes, the larger planchet of the eBay coin, and it&#039;s center strike, shows all the dentiles.&nbsp; On my <u>smaller diameter</u> coin, the offset strike on the obverse only shows the dentiles on the right side, and the center strike on the reverse shows almost no dentiles at all.&nbsp; That asside, what about the similarities I mentioned?&nbsp; All the letters on both sides fall equally, the bases of the crown on the pillars are the same, and the &quot;Empire&quot; crown shows open work alike.&nbsp; The letters of both coins &quot;contact&quot; the crown and shield identically, etc.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>My coin weighs 26.5xx grams, and is 1.524 inches in diameter.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>And yes, Frank Gilboy did die in &#039;93. But his son, also Frank Gilboy and the one who wrote the book on these coins, is still very much alive. </i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I had understood that his book was written by his son Christopher... my mistake.&nbsp; I&#039;ve never seen his book, and the $1,400+ asking price of the one on Amazon will pretty surely ensure that I never will. :&gt;(&nbsp; Maybe they will reprint it for more than the 500 lucky few who have one.</p><p>Regards[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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