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make contact. Faint and strong
design transfer from the U.K. dies are
indeed shared between the ring and
the core. The obverse face of the
Hong Kong ring was struck by the
reverse face of the two pound technology
dies. Please notice the full
and partial letters of ‘HONG KONG’
present on the ring and the upper
portion of the Chinese character
which translates as ‘HONG KONG’
(Fig 2).
Notice the design elements imparted
by the U.K. die that cross the physical
line of separation between ring
and core. The letters TWO of ‘TWO
POUNDS’ where T of TWO actually
overlies the O of HONG. The left leg
of W and upper portion of the letter O
of TWO are partially shared by the
ring and core. Further evidence of
design transfer is easily seen with
both an inner and outer set of beading.
Both sets of beads are identifi-
Figure 9. Low-angle view of
one dollar ring edge and
break.
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Figure 10. Area of break shows
necking and wave shearing.
able on the ring and core. Most
revealing is the outer beading near
the rim of the ring. These beads are
an outstanding sign of authenticity
especially those close to the letter G
of KONG. The beading is also present
on a long strip of ring metal which
has partially torn away, but remains
attached (Fig 2, 3, 10).
Ring thickness and available surface
area at these locations easily met the
parameters for the U.K. two pounds
Figure 11. Low-angle view of ring edge opposite the ring break. Edge shows
widely spaced milling. Scraped metal imparted with beading design by U.K.
die remains firmly attached. Ring thickness in this area was sufficient to
meet parameters for minimum die distance and effective striking pressure.