Posted 07/15/2012 02:20 am
I've got one where the dies were transferred so shallow, everything but the high-relief details has melded into the background. For example, the poor woman seems to have been decapitated:
The "silver" coating has worn away in spots and, given how it's turning white rather than black with age, I'm pretty sure it's not actual silver plating. And, like BillSnyder's example, mine is way underweight.
Mine came in a bulk lot of world coins at auction; there was a Monarchy 5 pesetas from 1883 with the same lack of details.
The "silver" coating has worn away in spots and, given how it's turning white rather than black with age, I'm pretty sure it's not actual silver plating. And, like BillSnyder's example, mine is way underweight.
Mine came in a bulk lot of world coins at auction; there was a Monarchy 5 pesetas from 1883 with the same lack of details.
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