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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 3128610, member: 15019"]It looked good to me also at first glance. The trouble is that it doesn't have "the look" that triggers our intuition when looking at modern repros. The eye appeal on this one looks genuine. I appreciate your compliments, but I wouldn't consider my knowledge of anything to be superior <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Guess I should expand on my explanation for posterity. The counterstamp has the more angular shaped cartouche and smaller sized letters (in relation to the cartouche) of the type on the left, but the "TIRTILA" style lettering from the type on the right. (photos from NumisBids)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797742[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the host coin... the crude lettering leads me to believe souvenir/tourist piece rather than collector forgery, though it could just as easily be either. (photo from NGC)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]797743[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 3128610, member: 15019"]It looked good to me also at first glance. The trouble is that it doesn't have "the look" that triggers our intuition when looking at modern repros. The eye appeal on this one looks genuine. I appreciate your compliments, but I wouldn't consider my knowledge of anything to be superior :) Guess I should expand on my explanation for posterity. The counterstamp has the more angular shaped cartouche and smaller sized letters (in relation to the cartouche) of the type on the left, but the "TIRTILA" style lettering from the type on the right. (photos from NumisBids) [ATTACH=full]797742[/ATTACH] As for the host coin... the crude lettering leads me to believe souvenir/tourist piece rather than collector forgery, though it could just as easily be either. (photo from NGC) [ATTACH=full]797743[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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