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Offline JOSE LUIS F

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DOUBLE FACE
« on: April 09, 2024, 03:33:11 am »
DOUBLE FACE, DOUBLE CHIN, WHAT COULD IT BE?
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Offline Meepzorp

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Re: DOUBLE FACE
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2024, 09:21:26 am »
Hi JLF,

Usually, it means that it is either double struck or over struck.

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Re: DOUBLE FACE
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2024, 09:31:18 am »
In this case it is clearly a lateral double strike.

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Re: DOUBLE FACE
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2024, 01:27:51 pm »
Agree, double strike. Fairly common on large bronzes as it was difficult to hold the coin between strikes:

 

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