1895 R Italy 20 Centesimi Doubled Die Reverse plus Cuds? [solved]

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When I saw this coin I thought it might be a fake.
Comments from Numista
88,662,000 Pieces were withdrawn from circulation from 1909 to 1914 since they were easy to fake. Many of these withdrawn coins were used to mint the 20 Centesimi km#58
All measurements seem correct:

Weight 4.2g (4.0g)
Diameter 21mm
Coin alignment ↑↓
Edge Milled
Non Magnetic (Copper/Nickel)

I would like some input from the membership as to how this might have happened and any other opinions about this coin. THX Ed


Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.
- Henry Ford
The details on your coin are very crude if you compare them with a genuine one.
I think it is a replica/fake (sorry)
But I can be wrong!
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces2394.html
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
Thanks PetrusAscanus: I too thought it was fake. I only paid $5.00 for it. I will add it to my collection and mark it as FAKE. It is still a great history piece. Ed
Those who believe they can do something and those who believe they can't are both right.
- Henry Ford
If you read that the genuine were 're-used' because a lot of fakes were made, it is nice to have a fake. I think that even these fakes are difficult to find.
Some people like to collect fakes/forgeries/replica's.
It is a pitty that some people get fooled by these kind of coins.
I knew a collector who had an american dollar (1866 seated liberty dollar KM71)
He kept it in a special coated holder, in his safe.
I had the luck to look at it...
The red color of copper was shining through the silver plating...
And yet he refused to admit it was a fake :D
Non est totum quod splendet ut aurum
Rijkdom bestaat niet uit het hebben van veel bezittingen, maar in het hebben van weinig behoeften
To add my two cents, I've even heard of 1919 re-struck coins being struck on fakes brought back to the mint but just left in the "blank" hoppers.
I collect anything: If it's Italian or Italian states i collect it even more!

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