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EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 07/30/2011 5:25 pm Latest addition to my collection. Edited by EarlyMilledCoins 07/31/2011 12:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 06:47 am This coin looks seems to me to have had an edge mount a long time ago; the patination in this area is the same as the rest of the coin. A nice coin to keep, anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 12:51 pm What exactly is an edge mount and how can you tell? You mentioned the "patination in this area"; which area am I looking at? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
EarlyMilledCoins Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 12:52 pm Also, by having an edge mount at one point, is that good, bad or doesn't really matter? I'm just not sure what an edge mount is. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsearcher83 Pillar of the Community United States 1358 Posts	Posted 07/31/2011 3:08 pm An edge mount is a loop or hook that was soldered or attached to the coin somehow.. Not a good thing.. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 08/01/2011 02:19 am coinsearcher83 is correct. A small metal loop (probably silver) was removed from the edge of the coin a long time ago. That is evidenced by the lack of rim detail above the King's head on the obverse and, lack of detail on the legend and crowns at the ends of two of the shields on the reverse. I have a half crown of George 11 in VF that displays this same evidence of rim and edge damage. I paid $120 for my coin a few days ago, and it was described as having a mount removed from the edge. I am quite happy with my purchase. Done skillfully, this damage can appear to be fairly slight but nevertheless obvious if you look for it. Report this Post to the Staff
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