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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 4522136, member: 93416&quot;]Thanks. Note that if the gold coining pound is figured at 72 x 4.45g then this at 3.31g is pretty much spot on for 96 to the pound, apparently fixing gold silver </p><p>at 1 : 18</p><p><br /></p><p>The only safe way I know to try find intended issue weight and rule out clipping - is to weigh the coins from hoards in mint state, those which went straight from the mint into the ground. And you test for mint state by looking for residual die polish (“lustre”).</p><p><br /></p><p>Second best is to look at individual specimens with residual die polish. Which this lovely piece seems to have…….</p><p><br /></p><p>Rob T[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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