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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robinjojo, post: 7785337, member: 110226&quot;]I agree.&nbsp; These coins were necessity coins, token coins produced with the expectation that they would be redeemed for silver coins at a later date.&nbsp; That never happened.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As token coins, and produced under less than ideal conditions, the quality of the strikes can vary considerably, and to varying degrees under-coin detail, for those that were overstruck, would show through.&nbsp; This is especially true if the coin was overstruck without sufficient, or no heating of the original coin prior to striking.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dies appear to be, in most cases, of excellent craftsmanship, nicely engraved and with clear, neat lettering.&nbsp; Much of what we encounter today as crudeness can be attributed to the rough lives that many of these coins experienced over the centuries, such as my 1690 &quot;Jnue&quot; half crown.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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