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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2316791, member: 1765&quot;]I do like the way tagging someone sends a notification.&nbsp; First of all, the coin pictured is VAM 2A.&nbsp; The chip on the U in PLURIBUS looks like something stuck to the coin.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it is part of the VAM 2A die.&nbsp; It could be a small planchet lamination or even a bit of glue stuck to the coin masquerading as a die chip.&nbsp; The standard advice given for something like this is to &quot;poke it with a stick&quot; and see if it comes off.&nbsp; My stick of choice is a green rose thorn, but a cactus spine will also do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding prooflike coins for 78-CC, they aren&#039;t particularly rare compared to many dates.&nbsp; Of the 27,356 78-CC graded by PCGS, 1,760 are PL and 418 DMPL.&nbsp; This information is freely available at the <a href="http://www.pcgs.com/pop/detail.aspx?c=744" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.pcgs.com/pop/detail.aspx?c=744" rel="nofollow">PCGS Population reports</a>.&nbsp; Similar information is available from NGC as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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