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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 92315, member: 283&quot;]That your medallion has these edge marks suggests that it is a re-strike. The 973 however is more likely to be the serial number of the piece as part of a limited edition (out of what number I can&#039;t in all honesty say, but most re-strikes are limted to the 500 mark). </p><p><br /></p><p>Usually (but not always) there is a small mark like an assay mark incused on the edge. It would be easy to pass over it thinking it was a blemish. Dependent upon what the mark is (if present at all) you can normally determine the time frame within which it was struck. For example from 1880 the edge mark would have been a small shape called the `corne d&#039;abondance&#039; aka `horn of plenty&#039;. It looks to all intents and purposes like a conch shell. You&#039;ll need your magnifier though. It might also be either a hand with a pointing finger, or a bumble bee.....or something 20th century like a losenge shape....(?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Sometimes this mark is placed in relief below the bust (obverse), confirming it as a re-strike.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t a clue what the demand for such pieces is like, but I wouldn&#039;t mind seeing a scan if you can oblige?</p><p><br /></p><p>Ian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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