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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5402449, member: 19463"]I agree 100% but have to add there are a few other considerations here. The style on the Medusa varies a lot on these with some dies being gorgeous while others make her look like she had a bad night on the town. Others are just poorly executed in amateur style. There are two variations - with and without snakes flanking the face of Medusa. Perfect centering can be a problem if the flan is small and that loses the legends at the bottom of each side. Neither of my coins is overall good but, like 90% of these, each has something that made me want it.</p><p>Reasonable style with the snake clear on one side, centered reverse loses all the legend, worn:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1233434[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>No snakes, good style if you like eyes with a slightly drunken look, full legend, flat reverse top missing top horse head, uneven strike[ATTACH=full]1233435[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I doubt I will ever find a complete replacement for these two but I can see them being joined by coins with different faults.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5402449, member: 19463"]I agree 100% but have to add there are a few other considerations here. The style on the Medusa varies a lot on these with some dies being gorgeous while others make her look like she had a bad night on the town. Others are just poorly executed in amateur style. There are two variations - with and without snakes flanking the face of Medusa. Perfect centering can be a problem if the flan is small and that loses the legends at the bottom of each side. Neither of my coins is overall good but, like 90% of these, each has something that made me want it. Reasonable style with the snake clear on one side, centered reverse loses all the legend, worn: [ATTACH=full]1233434[/ATTACH] No snakes, good style if you like eyes with a slightly drunken look, full legend, flat reverse top missing top horse head, uneven strike[ATTACH=full]1233435[/ATTACH] I doubt I will ever find a complete replacement for these two but I can see them being joined by coins with different faults.[/QUOTE]
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