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<p>[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3570636, member: 82549"]The scarcer the coin, the more likely you are to find a die match. Each die could be used to stamp out hundreds of coins. Actually, most collectors think die matches are pretty cool. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are concerned about cast copies, there are other things to look for--mushy details, casting bubbles, and the duplication of things that would not have been on the original die, such as a flan flaw or crack. I don't see anything like that on your coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gsimonel, post: 3570636, member: 82549"]The scarcer the coin, the more likely you are to find a die match. Each die could be used to stamp out hundreds of coins. Actually, most collectors think die matches are pretty cool. If you are concerned about cast copies, there are other things to look for--mushy details, casting bubbles, and the duplication of things that would not have been on the original die, such as a flan flaw or crack. I don't see anything like that on your coin.[/QUOTE]
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