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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 2955804, member: 8959&quot;]I have noticed marked differences in strike quality between Edward VI shillings struck with facing bust, and those portraying the king in the (standard) side bust.</p><p>The facing busts seem generally better struck than the side busts.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is there an explanation for this?&nbsp; for example, if one type was struck with a rolling press, and the other type using a screw press.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my example of the side bust. I have always considered this to be about Fine in terms of grade. From what I have seen, this may be conservative <b>for the issue?</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]722669[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]722670[/ATTACH] </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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