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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 3240592, member: 82549&quot;]My concern is that in the photo it looks like the crack doesn&#039;t go all the way through, that it&#039;s just on the surface of both sides. That made me suspect that the coin might be a cast copy. But I don&#039;t see any evidence of casting bubbles, and the details, particularly where the edges of the letters meet the flan, seems crisp, not mushy. So a cast copy seems very unlikely. My guess is that the crack is just filled with gunk. The coin was probably cleaned with electrolysis some time back in the past, and some of whatever was originally covering the coin is still trapped in the crack.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, it&#039;s a beauty coin with a gorgeous patina. Enjoy.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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