Opinions on die cast engine stamp please!!

[sandydogg]

These cases could be replacement cases and someone copied the number off the original case to this one. The question I have is how close is the frame number to the case number?

This will lower the value of this engine.

Very close... frame 9394 with engine 9360. I can say with 99.9% certainty that the number was stamped/etched/carved long ago... I could tell the motor had not been removed from the frame (or the bike even partially torn down) in decades.

I agree as well that the value is lower. 

[sandydogg]

If nothing else... I am honest 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/181163099111?item=181163099111&viewitem=&vxp=mtr#ht_2505wt_1286

[tomcourtney]

I don't think they are carved or etched they look stamped to me look at the raised displaced metal around each stamp its easily seen you don't get this with engraving carving or etching, just sayin TC