Connected pairs; intentionally darkened.
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Connected pairs; intentionally darkened.
Two coins connected by the special treatment—and the reason for it—that was a part of their manufacture. This bronze 1903 British farthing was artificially darkened at the mint so it wouldn’t be mistaken for the gold half-sovereign coin that was then circulating in the United Kingdom...
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Re: Connected pairs; intentionally darkened.
...and this bronze 1925 Dutch 1-cent was artificially darkened at the mint so it wouldn’t be mistaken for the gold 5-gulden coin that was then circulating in the Netherlands.
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