01-12-2009, 12:02 AM
Lapa Wrote:Brian,
I agree regarding the first one. Now, about the second one, I have an entirely different reading: 264,949
Some explanations now: the lower bar on the 4th digit from the left was engraved later, and seemingly not by the original engraver; the "handwriting" is very primitive and approximate, radically different from all the rest. IMHO, this is an attempt to change the original SN made after this order left the Mint.
Marc
I tend to agree with Marc on this one. The 9, which has the same sweeping stroke as the other 9, looks to have been added to at some stage, certainly not by the engraver.
Brendan
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