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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dnas, post: 4455368, member: 93707&quot;]Here&#039;s an interesting pair of coins. Yr 22, 1889.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1111419[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1111421[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The 1st one is in pretty good condition, bottom is a little worn, but there is a strange detail to the right of the spiral ball, below the jaw of the dragon.</p><p>Here is the detail, side by side:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1111423[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1111422[/ATTACH] </p><p>On the left, the area highlighted has details that seem to be angular and &quot;tooled&quot;. Those parts are also a different shape. (The bottom jaw, the leg and the top 5 spines on the tail.)</p><p>The rest of the coin is exactly the same as the one on the right (I&#039;ve check using stereoscopic viewing).</p><p><br /></p><p>I suspect that originally, there may have been a chop mark there, that was filled with fresh molten silver, and &quot;tooled&quot; using a very fine engraving tool. If so, while quite well done, is definitely different, which is to be expected with such a tiny area.</p><p>Any comments?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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