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Originally Posted by Luke H
I would be interested to hear if you have any evidence for it being a restike? They are never found with poor reverse detail, modern sliders or loops, or spurious marks from examples I’ve seen. Indeed you will struggle to find a badge from this die sans die flaws. Clearly the flaws occurred very early on in the dies life.
Also just because something has a die flaw, like the Hampshire Cyclists or Lincolnshire Yeomanry does not mean it’s a restrike.
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I said "
may be a restrike," as in made from an original die and not a fake die.
The evidence that I have can be seen in these photographs.
I have three different examples from the the same worn die that share some of the faults but some have more faults than others.
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=92394
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=92393
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=92392
https://www.britishbadgeforum.com/fo...ictureid=92391