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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 1778726, member: 12789&quot;]Not quite - by 1799 they had employed Matthew Boulton&#039;s steam powered coin presses that made nice round coins with high rims and struck up detail on the 1/2d&#039;s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I agree with your assertion regarding how the coin will grade - it really is not uncommon in MS-63 - by then there were collectors socking the coins away when they left the mint.&nbsp; It is not the type of coin that one would send in for a re-holder in the first place and expect some big uptick in grade and price.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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