Fernando, I've been told by a couple of dealers that they're handstruck, but whether they are or not, I don't know enough to argue about.
My understanding is that this type of coin was made in a mint, the slugs of metal were placed in one die, and another die was placed on top of the slug, then it was struck, which resulted in the pattern appearing on both sides of the coin, and the lower die contained the sides ,thus giving the more or less regular shape.
But all this could be flim-flam, because I know nothing in this field.
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