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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26712981, member: 10461&quot;]The early Soviet piece is cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don’t know <i>what</i> was going on with 5-centesimi pieces in early 20th century Italy (why that denomination in particular?), but I noticed in my bulk bag hunting days that LOTS of them were beat up.&nbsp; Not just worn out, but often mangled, too. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Of course if the one you mentioned was Umberto I, it was even older, so I guess it also got heavily worn before it got damaged.&nbsp; Maybe that denomination was just the workhorse in everyday transactions?&nbsp; Dunno.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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