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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7926279, member: 24314"]Answer to the easy ones first...</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 is a recessed mark that cuts into the edge reeds possibly to check the coins authenticity. There are lines in its center and at the top of the mark some metal has been pushed up and out.</p><p><br /></p><p>#3 Lacquered coin. There is a raised layer on parts of the surface. The round holes are where bubbles in the liquid popped. So the lacquer is raised and the holes are recessed down to the original surface of the edge.</p><p><br /></p><p>The others may be more difficult. Later...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 7926279, member: 24314"]Answer to the easy ones first... #2 is a recessed mark that cuts into the edge reeds possibly to check the coins authenticity. There are lines in its center and at the top of the mark some metal has been pushed up and out. #3 Lacquered coin. There is a raised layer on parts of the surface. The round holes are where bubbles in the liquid popped. So the lacquer is raised and the holes are recessed down to the original surface of the edge. The others may be more difficult. Later...[/QUOTE]
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