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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3238899, member: 75937&quot;]Sometimes, die-engravers did a pretty good job and it&#039;s clear they were familiar with the animal they were portraying:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847360[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]847361[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]847362[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>But other times, it&#039;s clear the die-engraver had no experience with the real creature they were tasked with portraying. </p><p><br /></p><p>Look at the legs, for example, on this crocodile. The die engraver thinks crocodiles had dog-like legs!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847365[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Real crocs:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847366[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And it&#039;s pretty clear that this English die-engraver had never seen an actual elephant:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]847369[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Post your examples of such animals on coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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