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Bear #12

"Ardvaark bear", copy of bear #10, but nose pointed and details crude
Gilt brass (not plated), convex obv, concave rev.

Struck in Italy, most likely in the 1970s

3 varieties listed

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Bear #12, line style, crude planchet & plating
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Octagonal 1/2
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1855 13 star Liberty #1, 8*

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Round 1/2
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1852 13 star Liberty #1. Same reverse as next. 8*

1852 13 star Indian #1. Apparently the same dies as Bear4 1852 Indian, but either before or after major rework of the dies. 78