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anthonythecoinman
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@anthonythecoinman these are colloquially called Parral Pesos and they are almost always weakly struck (actually, from very shallow dies). RevMex expert Joe Flores has postulated a very logical explanation for this fact. He thought that the finished die had a multitude of concentric circles (from the lathe) making the coin look ugly, so they polished the dies to remove them lowering the relief causing what we see as a weak strike.
This is a link to his discovery from 1999.
The H in H del Parral stands for Hidalgo. As in Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico.
Thank you so much Pruebas! I was so allured by the overall method of manufacture. I will read the PDF and get more insight!
I had heard some revolutionary coinage was made from a molasses railway car.
Jeez loueez. That is interesting! WOW! I will note this down in my post!