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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4984942, member: 105571"]I forgot to mention that the coin is standard "coin turn" with the reverse off about 15 degrees from 180 degrees. That puts the reverse "blob" originating about the middle of Liberty's head, extending through her face to just short of K2 on the obverse. So the reverse blob does not appear to have anything to do with the big pit on the obverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't see any evidence at the margin of the reverse blob to indicate that someone might have hammered or soldered something in there. The adjacent devices don't seem damaged in any way.</p><p><br /></p><p>Anybody else see some reddish tints in the middle of the blob? Iron oxide?</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse blob just seems to look like it was struck that way. If so, then the only explanation I can devise is if the die failed catastrophically and a great honking section of it fell away.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for x-raying, I'm seeing an oral surgeon on Tuesday. Think he might agree to shoot the coin? Somehow I doubt it but now that you mention it, I'll give it some thought.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4984942, member: 105571"]I forgot to mention that the coin is standard "coin turn" with the reverse off about 15 degrees from 180 degrees. That puts the reverse "blob" originating about the middle of Liberty's head, extending through her face to just short of K2 on the obverse. So the reverse blob does not appear to have anything to do with the big pit on the obverse. I don't see any evidence at the margin of the reverse blob to indicate that someone might have hammered or soldered something in there. The adjacent devices don't seem damaged in any way. Anybody else see some reddish tints in the middle of the blob? Iron oxide? The reverse blob just seems to look like it was struck that way. If so, then the only explanation I can devise is if the die failed catastrophically and a great honking section of it fell away. As for x-raying, I'm seeing an oral surgeon on Tuesday. Think he might agree to shoot the coin? Somehow I doubt it but now that you mention it, I'll give it some thought.[/QUOTE]
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