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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3221530, member: 56859&quot;]It&#039;s not a cast copy because the flan shapes (and other things) are different.&nbsp; While the coin does look a bit porous, that doesn&#039;t necessarily mean it is a modern fake.&nbsp; The reverse of the subject coin is weakly struck but I&#039;m not sure I&#039;d call it &quot;soapy&quot; (which is a description used when the junction of the devices to the fields are not sharp).</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverses are die matches and the obverses are not a match.&nbsp; I suspect the coin in question is authentic.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s the outline of the Naumann coin overlaid on the coin in question:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]838850[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, looking at the letterforms and style, I bet the same hand carved both dies, at least for the legends.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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