Absolutely, at least to the OBO part if they would accept a reasonable one, looks like a nice coin.
Nice, I am working on an Eisenhower set as well, a question though, why do you have a 1973 in the 1974 opening?
No, I don't think you are seeing things, but I do think everything is a result of the damage. Metal pushed around by dings, dents and cuts look...
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