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<p>[QUOTE="Rangnath, post: 253811, member: 9429"]Yes, Ballabh, the William on the left is by far and away the cuter of the two. I don't know if the artist that did this had Leonardo in mind, but I should think that William's mom's heart would have been warmed. </p><p> </p><p>I feel the same way De Orc. I love seeing the two coins side by side, genuine and genuine "fake". Someone did tell me that in the 19th century, making a coin with Aluminum was more expensive than using gold. Wasn't Victoria rendered in Aluminum for one proof edition in the 1870's? I think that if a few of you guys that I suspect know so much more than I about Coinage were to enter into a conspiracy, you could easily have convinced me that my aluminum piece, gentle smile and rounder serifs and all, was indeed the REAL THING, an historic achievement, a genuine Aluminum period coin.</p><p> </p><p>And Kiwi01, you've got a nice looking Edward: austere, dignified and regal, but with a cold cold heart. I guess that when he posed for the portrait, he couldn't hold the smile.</p><p> </p><p>Richie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Rangnath, post: 253811, member: 9429"]Yes, Ballabh, the William on the left is by far and away the cuter of the two. I don't know if the artist that did this had Leonardo in mind, but I should think that William's mom's heart would have been warmed. I feel the same way De Orc. I love seeing the two coins side by side, genuine and genuine "fake". Someone did tell me that in the 19th century, making a coin with Aluminum was more expensive than using gold. Wasn't Victoria rendered in Aluminum for one proof edition in the 1870's? I think that if a few of you guys that I suspect know so much more than I about Coinage were to enter into a conspiracy, you could easily have convinced me that my aluminum piece, gentle smile and rounder serifs and all, was indeed the REAL THING, an historic achievement, a genuine Aluminum period coin. And Kiwi01, you've got a nice looking Edward: austere, dignified and regal, but with a cold cold heart. I guess that when he posed for the portrait, he couldn't hold the smile. Richie[/QUOTE]
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