Posted 11/16/2021 7:56 pm
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I suspect it's probably some kind of casting equivalent of misaligned dies.
I suspect it's probably some kind of casting equivalent of misaligned dies.
More or less, yes. As these coins have no important information on the reverses, it didn't matter all too much if the moulds were misaligned. Provided the resultant coin could still be ground down smooth and round, it was functional as a coin, and certainly not worth tossing back into the furnace for remelting.
I have several Song Dynasty coins that are similarly misaligned. At this time period, rate of production was a higher priority than neatness.
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