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Re: Why does one of the Half Dismes in the Heritage FUN auction appear to be much larger than the others
<< <i>One last crazy thought for the night. What if the coin was not flattened and is in fact a counterfeit? Specifically, I'm wondering what might happen if two very soft false dies were used to strike false 1792 half dismes. Could the dies actually spread this dramatically through use? And if so, could the product look… -
Re: Why does one of the Half Dismes in the Heritage FUN auction appear to be much larger than the others
<< <i> << <i>One last crazy thought for the night. What if the coin was not flattened and is in fact a counterfeit? Specifically, I'm wondering what might happen if two very soft false dies were used to strike false 1792 half dismes. Could the dies actually spread this dramatically through use? And if so, could the product… -
Re: Why does one of the Half Dismes in the Heritage FUN auction appear to be much larger than the others
One last crazy thought for the night. What if the coin was not flattened and is in fact a counterfeit? Specifically, I'm wondering what might happen if two very soft false dies were used to strike false 1792 half dismes. Could the dies actually spread this dramatically through use? And if so, could the product look like… -
Re: Why does one of the Half Dismes in the Heritage FUN auction appear to be much larger than the others
I would never say never, but I strongly suspect that if a very soft pair of false dies were used to make this piece, then there would be noticable distortion. I still think it is an expanded genuine coin, made using the leather technique. Just a hunch. You're probably right, but I'd still sure like to know the weight of…
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