Castorland Restrikes- Found two die varieties in my collection

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• JesseKraft Posts: 414 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 18, 2020 5:34AM

  Very cool! Good eye! Do they have any indications on the edge regarding who made them?

  Jesse C. Kraft, Ph.D.
  Resolute Americana Curator of American Numismatics
  American Numismatic Society
  New York City

  

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• NumisOxide Posts: 11,008 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 18, 2020 7:40AM edited May 18, 2020 7:41AM

  @JesseKraft said:
  Very cool! Good eye! Do they have any indications on the edge regarding who made them?

  Thanks! These are plain edge and have BR stamped on the edge. I believe these are 20th century Paris Mint restrikes.

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• ms70 Posts: 13,956 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 18, 2020 8:38AM

  I love when that happens!

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• tokenpro Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭✭

  May 18, 2020 10:02AM

  @coinJP said:

  @JesseKraft said:
  Very cool! Good eye! Do they have any indications on the edge regarding who made them?

  Thanks! These are plain edge and have BR stamped on the edge. I believe these are 20th century Paris Mint restrikes.

  The Paris Mint has been restriking these both from the original dies and from replica dies for nearly 200 years. Those off of the original dies have reeded edges while the 20th Century strikes (and some earlier) have plain edges with the metal noted. The most recent are struck in bronze instead of copper and most have the Wing privy mark.

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