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Maya
I find the reverse of this coin very interesting.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...29968%26fvi%3D1

What would cause all the textures in the field? It seems to have a life of its own as if it were an overstrike with all kinds of elements that don't belong. And what about the date and the curve in the word Poltina as well as the strange shape of the O?
gxseries
I was assuming it was dug out from the ground. And it seems a 9/7
Basilio
QUOTE(gxseries @ Sep 20 2007, 07:38 PM) *
I was assuming it was dug out from the ground. And it seems a 9/7



yup.

And this is almost common variant...
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