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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Barry Murphy, post: 4637588, member: 79368&quot;]Mat,</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately this coin is a modern forgery. There are several giveaways.</p><p><br /></p><p>1 - the pellet on the cheek behind the eye</p><p>2 - the edge of the host coin visible on the reverse from 12-4, cutting off the top of the fasces which should extend slightly above the standing figure&#039;s head</p><p>3 - the serrated edge doesn&#039;t look right</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect this coin from Jacquier is the host coin used to make the dies that someone then touched up to try to hide his work.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://pro.coinarchives.com/2637958497f9661783d1f19e305d255a/img/jacquier/044/image00149.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is another from the same dies showing the fasces above the figures head and lacking the pellet behind the eye.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://pro.coinarchives.com/944aa46438be1296ef779a68b8ffb86b/img/cng/e/291/image00323.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Barry Murphy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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