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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hookman, post: 3266326, member: 99642&quot;]I&#039;m not absolutely sure, but I think you misunderstand the <i><b>orientation</b></i> of this coin.</p><p>There are two types of orientation : coin alignment and medal alignment.&nbsp; This Portugal 1974 5 Escudo has <i>coin alignment , which means that if you turn it from left to right(or right to left) it will be upside down.</i></p><p><i>Medal alignment means that if you flip this coin from top to bottom, it will be right side up.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Top to bottom is coin alignment.</i></p><p><i>Side to side is medal alignment.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Now, get off the internet and practice turning your coin back and forth until you get it right.</i></p><p><i>A proper understanding of coin orientation is probably <b>the</b> most important aspect of coin collecting that you could possibly need to learn.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Welcome to Coin Talk and <b>THANK YOU </b>for posting. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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