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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;howards, post: 2272463, member: 299&quot;]The reason one can&#039;t draw reliable conclusions from the appearance of a shield nickel&#039;s digits is because the dates were entered by hand, with varying amounts of pressure, placement, tilt, and any other variables that would be introduced by a hand process.&nbsp; Planchet variations further complicate the issue.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you examine shield nickel dates that are not strike doubled, you still see a lot of variance in appearance.</p><p><br /></p><p>The gang punches were also subject to wear, and their appearance probably changed with time.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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