Is This Coin Genuine? 1800 MO Fm

nss-52 That "extra window" is difficult to evaluate from a picture alone. We are dealing with a transfer image (I am of the opinion that the coins were injection molded as are many Chinese fakes) and that process can produce some minor differences impression to impression. I can perhaps explain what I mean this way, if in the process of impressing the positive master copy of the coin into the plastic matrix that will become the mold, a small stray piece of the matrix may adhere to the positive image and then fall away on the next impression adding what looks like a window to that and only that image. Most injection molds have multiple images arrayed in a circle that is perfectly balanced so the metal spreads evenly. If I were doing this 4 or 6 coins would be easiest to produce per pour. The molds I have seen and worked with all had diameters under 14 inches.

The matching features are small raised dots on the die surfaces and arrangements of dentils (crowing or separation) that appear on each coin in the same places.

As am I. It is good to see you are doing better Swamperbob, and are doing what you do best, educating the interested masses.

That's not fair Bob! That was a trick question.