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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;satootoko, post: 139367, member: 669&quot;]It&#039;s not the information on the label, it&#039;s the fact that if there really were a significant number of uncirculated original coins from that period, it would be well known in numismatic circles.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the appearance of the coins themselves are not what one would expect from coins of that time period.&nbsp; They are too regular and well centered, giving the appearance of machine struck coins.&nbsp; The typical coin of that period was produced by placing an individual planchet on top of an anvil-mounted die, placing a &quot;hammer&quot; die on top, and striking it with a large hammer.&nbsp; &quot;Hammered&quot; and &quot;milled&quot; coins just don&#039;t have&nbsp; the same look about them.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, we must bear in mind that since politicians <u><b>never</b></u> exaggerate or mis-state any facts*, these must actually be originals from a secret hoard. :thumb:</p><p><br /></p><p>Interestingly, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siena" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siena" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia article on Sienna</a> includes a picture of a similar 12th Century coin, but makes no mention of an uncirculated 16th Century pristine hoard in the possession of the modern city fathers.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><i>* If you believe that, please contact me off-forum about a very nice bridge I have for sale (cheap) in Brooklyn.<img src="http://www.coinpeople.com/style_emoticons/default/rofl1.gif" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p></blockquote><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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