XX Cash 1808 - Gilded?

Started by bagerap, July 26, 2012, 03:35:58 PM

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bagerap

July 26, 2012, 03:35:58 PM
This 20 cash looks to have been gilded before it took some heavy circulation. But why?

Figleaf

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July 26, 2012, 04:09:00 PM
Probably to pass it off as a gilt proof to a particularly unwary collector. Git proofs of these coins were sold in Britain.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.
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