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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Numismat, post: 1290183, member: 15019&quot;]The edging part is actually not even relevant, not sure why I put that in there =)</p><p>These early dollars are actually found with pre strike edging and post strike edging.</p><p>In reality, the edge has nothing to do with the denticles, which are part of the die design struck onto the coin. I&#039;m definitely not an expert on Spanish colonial era counterfeits, but what I have learned from experts in this field is that design details that overlap the denticles are diagnostic for a casting. It makes sense when you think about it in the context of how coins were struck back then. </p><p>The good news is that this is likely an old counterfeit made from a hand-cut mold, rather than a modern one. Modern ones would be molded form a genuine existing coin, so you would not see such overlapping at the rim.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would be interested in seeing any examples you have that also present such an overlapping, as they would be highly suspicious as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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