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<p>[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8423709, member: 105571"]I took a look at trying to measure it but the size of the pit is so small that I don't have any measuring tools to get into it, despite having a machine shop with more measuring tools than you can shake a stick at. The pictures belie how small the coin and the pit really are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Visual comparison and estimation from the photos and from my stereo microscope lead me to conclude that the pit depth is no deeper than the height of Liberty's cheek above the surrounding field and probably a bit shallower.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Publius2, post: 8423709, member: 105571"]I took a look at trying to measure it but the size of the pit is so small that I don't have any measuring tools to get into it, despite having a machine shop with more measuring tools than you can shake a stick at. The pictures belie how small the coin and the pit really are. Visual comparison and estimation from the photos and from my stereo microscope lead me to conclude that the pit depth is no deeper than the height of Liberty's cheek above the surrounding field and probably a bit shallower.[/QUOTE]
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