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<p>[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 2995307, member: 88401"]This is what he replied about the coin:</p><p>"The Franz coin exhibits an extremely flat strike with little or no detail remaining in the obverse and reverse devices. The surface is rough and has been aggressively smoothed to minimize pitting. There <i>may</i> be some tooling on the reverse as well."</p><p>Thanks, good to know. I see how the bust is very flat and I just thought that was circulation wear but can see now how the entire surface may be smoothed down compared to the relief on the OP coin.</p><p>The <i>tooling</i> I do not get- do you mean on the legend?</p><p><br /></p><p>"Yes, I suspect that the reverse legend and the outline of Victory's arm (at 11 o'clock on the reverse) may have been enhanced, not just smoothed."[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mike Margolis, post: 2995307, member: 88401"]This is what he replied about the coin: "The Franz coin exhibits an extremely flat strike with little or no detail remaining in the obverse and reverse devices. The surface is rough and has been aggressively smoothed to minimize pitting. There [I]may[/I] be some tooling on the reverse as well." Thanks, good to know. I see how the bust is very flat and I just thought that was circulation wear but can see now how the entire surface may be smoothed down compared to the relief on the OP coin. The [I]tooling[/I] I do not get- do you mean on the legend? "Yes, I suspect that the reverse legend and the outline of Victory's arm (at 11 o'clock on the reverse) may have been enhanced, not just smoothed."[/QUOTE]
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