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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343483, member: 110226"]I avoid using the word impossible, but I agree that it is extremely unlikely. Looking at the coin, it seems that there was folding but also a narrowing of the flan and that would entail, I think, some hammering of the edge to achieve the desired roundness and thickness. Could any of the original surface survive? Probably not, but there is something there on the obverse, and I don't think it is related to the die. </p><p><br /></p><p>As I said, this is a conjecture on my part and is in no way anywhere near being definitive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 8343483, member: 110226"]I avoid using the word impossible, but I agree that it is extremely unlikely. Looking at the coin, it seems that there was folding but also a narrowing of the flan and that would entail, I think, some hammering of the edge to achieve the desired roundness and thickness. Could any of the original surface survive? Probably not, but there is something there on the obverse, and I don't think it is related to the die. As I said, this is a conjecture on my part and is in no way anywhere near being definitive.[/QUOTE]
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