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Don't give up, there are treasures to be found. You have to kiss a lot of frogs . . .
Die chip.
Sorry, got my dates wrong. This from Wexler: In 1990 and 1991 the Mint began applying the mint mark to the master die for circulation strike...
It cannot be an RPM. It is PMD.
Sense.
Could be a clash, could be a die gouge. Picture quality leaves a lot to be desired.
Die gouge.
I'd say environmental damage. I can see the nickel clad on both sides of the edge. The punching process will sometimes drag the metals at the edge...
Anything that needs more than 10X magnification isn't worth the effort.
Nice. Capped die?
The paint was guaranteed to stay on your car until you drove it off the lot. Quick scuff with 80 grit, poor and quick masking, no door jambs were...
I once shot a Cadillac and later found it on display at a car show. Sad.
Might have been. It was a long time ago. I could shoot 4 cars in an hour.
I was a painter for Earl Sheib back in the 70s. When I started, a full auto paint job was $19.99. You really don't want to know how he did it so...
I'm in, too.
Considering some of the images I've seen on eBay, I'd say that yours is in the top ten.
That's just wrong.
That 'bleeding' is common. Spend it.
Ah. It's true then. You do learn something new every day.
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