Rob Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 (edited) I think the OP coin looks good too with no obvious porosity. The die combination is illustrated in Borden & Brown's article in the 1983 BNJ, p.128 - 23-O2, R2. The left hand flaw on the illustrated example is earlier, showing as 2 discrete lumps. There are 6 examples referenced in the article (3 in private hands) which formed part of the study, but it is very unlikely this list is exhaustive. Somewhere, someone has the original. I would suspect this is one of the large number of copies which surfaced soon after the turn of the millennium. If a copy, the weight and thickness will be the key. It is likely there is a join line from the two halves as made, but this might have been filed off. Edited January 28, 2019 by Rob Quote
JLS Posted January 30, 2019 Posted January 30, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 10:35 PM, JLS said: According to the seller this is ex-Spinks. I've asked for a weight. Fingers crossed... Weight 2.8 grams and listing now taken down - honest seller ! Quote
Stans Posted January 31, 2019 Author Posted January 31, 2019 8 hours ago, JLS said: Weight 2.8 grams and listing now taken down - honest seller ! Another fake exposed, good to hear. Quote
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