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    Quote Originally Posted by ScienceGuy View Post
    I just saw this today, and Zak may have seen one some time ago. Just thought everyone should be made aware that these are floating out there.

    That is a very modern typeface, and the proportions are all wrong, as well as the fact that it does not look like the type of etching which would have been used in the period.

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    Not the clearest photo, but here is an original example for comparison ;

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