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<p>[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2898575, member: 15019"]Assuming we can still bring this thread back on track lol</p><p><br /></p><p>I can't speak for US coins as I don't specialize in that, but tool marks such as lathe lines are pretty common on a lot of older foreign coins. Russian coppers from the mid-late 19th century are a good example. I've often seen people citing such marks as suspicious even though they are completely normal on genuine coins.</p><p>I don't have any pictures on hand as I've never taken special notice of something that appears commonplace. I would assume from your response that it is not as commonplace on US coins of the period.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Numismat, post: 2898575, member: 15019"]Assuming we can still bring this thread back on track lol I can't speak for US coins as I don't specialize in that, but tool marks such as lathe lines are pretty common on a lot of older foreign coins. Russian coppers from the mid-late 19th century are a good example. I've often seen people citing such marks as suspicious even though they are completely normal on genuine coins. I don't have any pictures on hand as I've never taken special notice of something that appears commonplace. I would assume from your response that it is not as commonplace on US coins of the period.[/QUOTE]
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