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I understand that these coins were sometimes cut for the extra copper.
I understand that these coins were sometimes cut for the extra copper.
I'm not aware of edge shaving for copper coins, but rather just coins made from silver or gold. That doesn't mean it didn't happen though. There might be several reasons for wanting to reduce the diameter of a coin though and harvesting metal is only one of them. With that said, I feel pretty confident that this is what happened here rather than a mint error. Based on the wear, this coin saw considerable circulation and a smaller, lighter example missing its rim would have been pretty obvious to the owner.
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz



























