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From an old and very informative post by member satootoko on the CoinTalk forum: Applying the distinctive "Gin" counterstamp had an entirely dfferent historical purpose. In October, 1897 Ja… (View Post)

I'll remind you :) (View Post)

I tried all sorts of things, but unfortunately all it did was increase the pareidolia effect (View Post)

Thanks for the insight! An American counterfeiter may also explain the lack of mint and assayer marks. It could well be German silver or even the earlier paktong. I don't own an XRF and am not w… (View Post)

By far the smallest CC I've ever come across. The date looks most like 1843, but could also be a 5. No visible mint/assayer. Weight is ~0.66 grams compared to reference 0.845. Very crude design … (View Post)