Posted 06/08/2016 2:33 pm
Mark240590 I too would be "chuffed" with the purchase of the Dominica plug - the die is an exact match for one of the known (believed to be genuine) dies. Well worn but a great example.
Regarding the British Honduran coin I have some reservations regarding the host, which are the same as Lucky Cuss. The good news is that the stamp is not an exact match to any stamp I classify as a modern counterfeit variety. It is in fact VERY similar to a stamp considered to be genuine. It may actually be identical to that punch (I initially thought it was) but wear makes it impossible to say it is better than a 90% match. The host coin may be a counterfeit of the era which would be GOOD news, so I would rule that possibility out. There are a dozen or more examples of contemporary counterfeit 8rs overstruck with Honduran stamps of this type.
Do the SG and if the coin is 10.3 I would treat it as genuine. The die damage is confined largely to the reverse die and may be due to over use. It appears to be a terminal state die.
Regarding the British Honduran coin I have some reservations regarding the host, which are the same as Lucky Cuss. The good news is that the stamp is not an exact match to any stamp I classify as a modern counterfeit variety. It is in fact VERY similar to a stamp considered to be genuine. It may actually be identical to that punch (I initially thought it was) but wear makes it impossible to say it is better than a 90% match. The host coin may be a counterfeit of the era which would be GOOD news, so I would rule that possibility out. There are a dozen or more examples of contemporary counterfeit 8rs overstruck with Honduran stamps of this type.
Do the SG and if the coin is 10.3 I would treat it as genuine. The die damage is confined largely to the reverse die and may be due to over use. It appears to be a terminal state die.
Edited by swamperbob
06/08/2016 2:36 pm
06/08/2016 2:36 pm
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