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<p>[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 6705383, member: 91461"]To view it as a die cutters singular notion is misguided. To think it and then share it here damages the understanding of everyone that reads and believes it. The concern is that when people misidentify coins and their iconography and share on a forum like this they are confusing others and spreading misinformation. Kinda goes against the whole reason most of us are on here.</p><p>If I say that O is the number zero with no context nor understanding, people might believe it. But when they observe it in a sentence (or in our case, in its actual historical context and not some far out idea pieced together with a few scraps of what is really being conveyed) they see it is not what was described.</p><p>By saying that the die cutter created something completely new is a massive disservice to the coins actual history.</p><p>I only posted facts above. And even double checked them, as this is an area I've done plenty of research, so as not to confuse others. I hope somebody learned from me taking the time but fear I wasted it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ryro, post: 6705383, member: 91461"]To view it as a die cutters singular notion is misguided. To think it and then share it here damages the understanding of everyone that reads and believes it. The concern is that when people misidentify coins and their iconography and share on a forum like this they are confusing others and spreading misinformation. Kinda goes against the whole reason most of us are on here. If I say that O is the number zero with no context nor understanding, people might believe it. But when they observe it in a sentence (or in our case, in its actual historical context and not some far out idea pieced together with a few scraps of what is really being conveyed) they see it is not what was described. By saying that the die cutter created something completely new is a massive disservice to the coins actual history. I only posted facts above. And even double checked them, as this is an area I've done plenty of research, so as not to confuse others. I hope somebody learned from me taking the time but fear I wasted it.[/QUOTE]
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