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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 3195282, member: 56859&quot;]Hmm.&nbsp; I wonder if the differences indicate that parts of the reverse die were re-engraved.&nbsp; If that is the case, is RC&#039;s coin the &quot;refreshed&quot; die, or is it the BM specimen?&nbsp; I&#039;d love to hear the opinion of some experts.&nbsp; Were dies ever created by hubbing (impressing a master, then fine-tuning the engraving)?&nbsp; Could that explain why some areas of the two coins appear identical and others not?</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a photoshop overlay of the two.&nbsp; Some of the legend is spot-on; the lower legends are not exact.&nbsp; I disagree with OmNomNom and think the distance between the C and the scepter is about the same; differences are due to corrosion, strike, etc.&nbsp; Ditto for benhur&#039;s view of the Venus&#039;s belly.&nbsp; Whether that makes a difference in the overall opinion... perhaps not.&nbsp; There are certainly difference in details of Venus.&nbsp; Maybe I&#039;m just being mislead by the strong match of the upper portion of the legends.</p><p><br /></p><p>I concede that it not likely the same die unless it has been re-engraved but would love to hear from people experienced in such matters, especially thjose with more knowledge die manufacturing and frequency (or lack of frequency) of re-engraving.</p><p><br /></p><p>Try putting your fingernail on specific points of comparison on the image and see how it compares to between the two images.&nbsp; Sometimes what appears to be different is not different when you account for broadness/narrowness of the letter or device.&nbsp; Of course my overlay may not be optimally aligned either.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]825683[/ATTACH]</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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