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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 3006104, member: 74282&quot;]There is another possibility when this scenario presents itself: transfer dies. There are examples known of both solid and plated coins <i>seemingly</i> coming from the same dies as opposed to the plated coin being cast. What gives? Transfer dies. Looking closely, generally the plated coins will be in somewhat less relief and may show signs of casting(part of the transfer die creation process). In fact, a hoard containing such transfer dies made from official Republican coins has been documented in Eastern Europe but I don&#039;t have the paper at hand. In the absence of that, <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3772550" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3772550" rel="nofollow">here&#039;s a coin</a> that comes to mind which shows evidence of being made with transfer dies. Look at the reverse: you can see evidence of the impressions made by the serrations of the host coin at 2-3 o&#039;clock. I have not examined this coin in-hand but I believe it to be likely authentic in the sense that it is ancient, but certainly not an official product of the Rome mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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