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A NEWARK SIEGE COIN ANOMALYAn unusual coin of the siege of Newark is examined in an article in the July issue of British Coin News by my friend Larry Korchnak, author of Siege Coins of the World 1453-1902 . Here's an image of the coin and a couple introductory paragraphs. -Editor 
The fact that silver service was used to strike Newark siege coins can be seen on some coins by the hallmarks and traces of designs from the original silver plate. Others were struck on planchets that were produced by melting the silver service into sheets and cutting the sheets into the desired shape and weight. Much has been written about the emergency conditions associated with minting siege coins. Time, materials, and the absence of skilled die makers contributed to their crude appearance. Coins were misspelled, soft struck, off center, and double struck. Yet, despite these issues, the obsidional coins of the English Civil War were minted close to the English standard, guaranteeing their acceptance by the garrison and local citizenry in payment for goods and services. Given the adherence to standard, is it possible that one of these siege coins was struck on the wrong planchet?
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