This month we start out with a Chinese 1914 dollar that collectors affectionately refer to as the "Fat Man" dollar. Two of these were sent to me that were struck with dies so weak in detail that the owner suspected them to be counterfeits.
At first glance, both coins also appeared to be double-struck in the collar, but unlike most in-collar double strikes, one of them has normal reeding while the other seems to have normal reeding in some areas and then tightly spaced "double reeding" in other places...
Full Article: Chinese Yuans Fake or Struck from Worn Dies? - Numismaster
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