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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Al Kowsky, post: 8111430, member: 97383&quot;]robinjojo, it looks like your search paid-off <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />! Doug&#039;s Tet looks like an obverse die match to the coin from Vcoins <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie57" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The obverse die from the Vcoins example has more wear but appears to be the same.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1411390[/ATTACH] </p><p>The reverse on Doug&#039;s coin reveals an interesting engravers flaw <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie12" alt="o_O" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. A series of minute punch marks to the left of the eagle&#039;s wing were used as a guide for engraving the eagle which turned out to be too large <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />. The engraver then used smaller lettering to accommodate the full length of the inscription. Despite the engraver&#039;s flaw he was a resourceful craftsman <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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