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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;acanthite, post: 282284, member: 6647&quot;]The scalloping is an effect of the edge design used on these coins to stop people from filing off small quantities of silver from the edges.&nbsp; Any disturbance of the edge design would be immediately apparent.&nbsp; These coins were struck using a screw press unlike the older cobs, and a special collar was used to produce the design which &#039;resembles a tulip&#039;.&nbsp; A picture of the edge of the above coin:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://i182.photobucket.com/albums/x7/karakorum_photos/MX_1737_8reale-edgedesign.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That&#039;s what I understand of it, anyway, based on the information I have on the subject.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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