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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1737663, member: 19463&quot;]This thread is several months old but it was the force that reminded me that I needed this type and put it on my watch list.&nbsp; I have been posting the others of my 8 new auction lots as separate threads but will just tack this one on here.&nbsp; I find it interesting just how different the coins are.&nbsp; In some ways mine is higher grade but its weaknesses are Bing&#039;s coins strengths.&nbsp; He has a legible MAN ligature on the reverse left where mine is so weakly struck.&nbsp; Also, his denomination mark (crossed X) is bold while mine is barely present. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]273165.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Most of the problems with Bing&#039;s coin stem from the weight adjustment scoop removed from the flan before striking eliminating the horse&#039;s rear and weakening the strike on the obverse head.&nbsp; Comparing the two coins shows that Bing&#039;s coin has only a little more wear but lost detail to this striking situation.&nbsp; Ancients often have uneven striking and these two show how difference can vary as you look at different parts of the coin.&nbsp; The left edges of mine hardly grade VG for detail while the rest of the coin is perhaps VF.&nbsp;&nbsp; Bing&#039;s coin has VF periphery but a weak center (F/G?).&nbsp; This is why you just can&#039;t grade some ancients with a couple letters; you need a paragraph.</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not 100% certain but I believe the two coins are die duplicates (Banti 8/5).&nbsp;&nbsp; When coins are so different, it is hard to be certain.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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