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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8234795, member: 24314"]Insider, posted: "I'll ask the ancient collectors here to blow up the image of the OP's coin and discuss what you see. I'll start (knowing NOTHING about these coins at all.) Eventually, a member will post images of 100% known genuine examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>What I <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie30" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> see:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Perhaps the "X" in the surface indicates someone along the line thought it was a fake.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. The coin is 100% die struck.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The figures on the reverse look crude compared to the obverse style and the "dot" is not centered in the circle.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <b><span style="color: #b30000">sees the unusual lack of complete lettering filling the rest of the planchet. </span></b></p><p><br /></p><p>5. Who <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie26" alt=":bookworm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> will be next?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 8234795, member: 24314"]Insider, posted: "I'll ask the ancient collectors here to blow up the image of the OP's coin and discuss what you see. I'll start (knowing NOTHING about these coins at all.) Eventually, a member will post images of 100% known genuine examples. What I :bucktooth: see: 1. Perhaps the "X" in the surface indicates someone along the line thought it was a fake. 2. The coin is 100% die struck. 3. The figures on the reverse look crude compared to the obverse style and the "dot" is not centered in the circle. 4. [USER=110350]@DonnaML[/USER] :bookworm: [B][COLOR=#b30000]sees the unusual lack of complete lettering filling the rest of the planchet. [/COLOR][/B] 5. Who :bookworm: will be next?[/QUOTE]
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