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Posted 07/10/2017 01:10 am
Nice original patina on this 1826 1 Batz, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Really pleased with this one. This is a VF+ coin but the seller (and bidders) must have thought the weakness was due to wear and not strike, and he also missed the neat thing about this particular coin...if you look around, you might notice it.
Did you see it yet?
Yes, the coin is struck over an existing issue. You can see the lettering from the undertype around the rim; on the reverse, the undertype coin's legend of MONETA ... is plainly visible. You can see "ghost lettering" throughout the obverse legend, both in between and underneath the second strike.
Many of these 1 Batz (and the 2 1/2 and 5 Batzen) coins were struck over late 1700s Canton Bern issues - most commonly a 1796 or 1798 in the case of the 1 Batz. I have not verified which undertype this one is yet.
Did you see it yet?
Yes, the coin is struck over an existing issue. You can see the lettering from the undertype around the rim; on the reverse, the undertype coin's legend of MONETA ... is plainly visible. You can see "ghost lettering" throughout the obverse legend, both in between and underneath the second strike.
Many of these 1 Batz (and the 2 1/2 and 5 Batzen) coins were struck over late 1700s Canton Bern issues - most commonly a 1796 or 1798 in the case of the 1 Batz. I have not verified which undertype this one is yet.
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