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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 7343110, member: 114169&quot;]I&#039;m not so sure that is a restrike.&nbsp; Hard to tell from the photos.</p><p><br /></p><p>The most notable diagnostics for the restrike is that they were struck from &quot;yellow brass&quot; (yours looks to be red brass) and the fields of the restrikes are more of a &quot;satin&quot; finish.&nbsp; The originals are more &quot;proof-like&quot; mirror finishes.&nbsp; There is where your photo makes it difficult to tell.&nbsp; It looks like red brass, but satin finish.</p><p><br /></p><p>Either way, even for a restrike, at under $50 you did exceedingly well.&nbsp; At $15, you STOLE IT . . . . . </p><p><br /></p><p>If original . . . . . . . . . </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1281285[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1281284[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1281284[/ATTACH]&nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1281284[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p><p>My restrike ran a bit above the limit for this thread . . . . . .</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]1281288[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1281289[/ATTACH] </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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